Research Article

A Communicative Turn of International Relations in the Context of the Arab Uprisings: Social Media and the Rise of the Citizen 2.0

Volume: 76 Number: 4 December 22, 2021
  • Feride Aslı Ergül Jorgensen
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A Communicative Turn of International Relations in the Context of the Arab Uprisings: Social Media and the Rise of the Citizen 2.0

Abstract

This article argues that one of the most important reasons of the pronounced inability of the International Relations discipline to adapt to the rapidly changing world is that the concept of communication remains marginal in the discipline. The article suggests that the limits can be overcome if more attention is given to the role of ordinary individuals, or citizen 2.0, who by means of social media increase their influence. In this context, it is important to understand that a change in communication technology implies not only the facilitation of communication methods but also vital changes in political and social structures. Notably, a fluid society emerges at local, (trans-)national and international levels, a society in which ordinary individuals gain the power of informing, influencing and activating societies. A discipline that aims at understanding "relations" among states should not remain indifferent to such changes. The article uses the case of the Arab Spring as a turning point, which is claimed to be the first time a social movement efficiently applied user-based communication tools. Analyzing the so far neglected communication theories and the empowered new citizen 2.0 within this perspective, will contribute to the empowerment of the discipline and make it more “up to date”

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References

  1. Referans 1 Albert, M., Kessler, O., & Stetter, S. (2008). On order and conflict: International relations and the ‘communicative turn’. Review of International Studies, 34(S1), 43-67.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Feride Aslı Ergül Jorgensen This is me
0000-0003-2665-0602
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 22, 2021

Submission Date

September 24, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 4, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 76 Number: 4

APA
Ergül Jorgensen, F. A. (2021). A Communicative Turn of International Relations in the Context of the Arab Uprisings: Social Media and the Rise of the Citizen 2.0. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, 76(4), 845-879. https://doi.org/10.33630/ausbf.845726
AMA
1.Ergül Jorgensen FA. A Communicative Turn of International Relations in the Context of the Arab Uprisings: Social Media and the Rise of the Citizen 2.0. SBF Dergisi. 2021;76(4):845-879. doi:10.33630/ausbf.845726
Chicago
Ergül Jorgensen, Feride Aslı. 2021. “A Communicative Turn of International Relations in the Context of the Arab Uprisings: Social Media and the Rise of the Citizen 2.0”. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi 76 (4): 845-79. https://doi.org/10.33630/ausbf.845726.
EndNote
Ergül Jorgensen FA (December 1, 2021) A Communicative Turn of International Relations in the Context of the Arab Uprisings: Social Media and the Rise of the Citizen 2.0. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi 76 4 845–879.
IEEE
[1]F. A. Ergül Jorgensen, “A Communicative Turn of International Relations in the Context of the Arab Uprisings: Social Media and the Rise of the Citizen 2.0”, SBF Dergisi, vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 845–879, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.33630/ausbf.845726.
ISNAD
Ergül Jorgensen, Feride Aslı. “A Communicative Turn of International Relations in the Context of the Arab Uprisings: Social Media and the Rise of the Citizen 2.0”. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi 76/4 (December 1, 2021): 845-879. https://doi.org/10.33630/ausbf.845726.
JAMA
1.Ergül Jorgensen FA. A Communicative Turn of International Relations in the Context of the Arab Uprisings: Social Media and the Rise of the Citizen 2.0. SBF Dergisi. 2021;76:845–879.
MLA
Ergül Jorgensen, Feride Aslı. “A Communicative Turn of International Relations in the Context of the Arab Uprisings: Social Media and the Rise of the Citizen 2.0”. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, vol. 76, no. 4, Dec. 2021, pp. 845-79, doi:10.33630/ausbf.845726.
Vancouver
1.Feride Aslı Ergül Jorgensen. A Communicative Turn of International Relations in the Context of the Arab Uprisings: Social Media and the Rise of the Citizen 2.0. SBF Dergisi. 2021 Dec. 1;76(4):845-79. doi:10.33630/ausbf.845726