Research Article

Is Social Media a public sphere in Today’s Society?: Examples of Social Movements on Twitter

Volume: 4 Number: 3 September 30, 2019
TR EN

Is Social Media a public sphere in Today’s Society?: Examples of Social Movements on Twitter

Abstract

Based on the communication technologies developing together with globalization, the internet replaces traditional mass media for its free, participatory, easily accessible character that serves as a mean of constructing a social identity. These technologies, which have become as important as basic biological needs in our society, led to the differentiation of social structures and re-questioning of some concepts. For example, concepts such as "public space", "everyday life" "and participatory culture" are being questioned and increased their prominence.

Individual realities are perceived as social realities in social media. This leads primarily to questioning the status of social media, which also leads to a discussion whether social media is a public domain or not. From this point of view, this study will examine whether the social media is a public domain or not by basing its analysis on social movements on Twitter, which is one of the most widely used social media platforms, with references to relevant theories, ideas and examples. 

Keywords

References

  1. Arendt, H. (1958). The Humain Condition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
  2. Balcı A. ve Kardaş Ş. (2014). Uluslararası İlişkilere Giriş: Tarih, Teori, Kavram ve Konular. İstanbul: Küre Yayınları.
  3. Baudrillard J. (2011). Simülakrlar ve Simülasyon, Trans. Oğuz Adanır, Ankara: Doğubatı Yayınları.
  4. Berktay, F. (2012). Dünyayı Bugünde Sevmek: Hannah Arendt’in Politika Anlayışı. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
  5. Beuchler, S. M. (1995). New Social Movement Theories. The Sociological Quarterly, 36(3): 441-464.
  6. Bozkurt, A. (2013). Sosyal Medyanın “Gezi’ deki Rolü. Bilişim Dergisi. 156 (54): 19-26.
  7. Castells, M. (2008). Ağ Toplumunun Yükselişi. Trans: Ebru Kılıç, İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
  8. Castells, M. (2013). İsyan ve Umut Ağları, Trans. Ebru Kılıç, İstanbul: Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

-

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2019

Submission Date

July 17, 2019

Acceptance Date

August 29, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 4 Number: 3

APA
Ünlü Dalaylı, F., & Ünlü Dalaylı, F. (2019). Is Social Media a public sphere in Today’s Society?: Examples of Social Movements on Twitter. Al Farabi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 4(3), 119-130. https://izlik.org/JA57MH45XN
AMA
1.Ünlü Dalaylı F, Ünlü Dalaylı F. Is Social Media a public sphere in Today’s Society?: Examples of Social Movements on Twitter. Al Farabi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2019;4(3):119-130. https://izlik.org/JA57MH45XN
Chicago
Ünlü Dalaylı, Feyza, and Feyza Ünlü Dalaylı. 2019. “Is Social Media a Public Sphere in Today’s Society?: Examples of Social Movements on Twitter”. Al Farabi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 4 (3): 119-30. https://izlik.org/JA57MH45XN.
EndNote
Ünlü Dalaylı F, Ünlü Dalaylı F (September 1, 2019) Is Social Media a public sphere in Today’s Society?: Examples of Social Movements on Twitter. Al Farabi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 4 3 119–130.
IEEE
[1]F. Ünlü Dalaylı and F. Ünlü Dalaylı, “Is Social Media a public sphere in Today’s Society?: Examples of Social Movements on Twitter”, Al Farabi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 119–130, Sept. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA57MH45XN
ISNAD
Ünlü Dalaylı, Feyza - Ünlü Dalaylı, Feyza. “Is Social Media a Public Sphere in Today’s Society?: Examples of Social Movements on Twitter”. Al Farabi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 4/3 (September 1, 2019): 119-130. https://izlik.org/JA57MH45XN.
JAMA
1.Ünlü Dalaylı F, Ünlü Dalaylı F. Is Social Media a public sphere in Today’s Society?: Examples of Social Movements on Twitter. Al Farabi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2019;4:119–130.
MLA
Ünlü Dalaylı, Feyza, and Feyza Ünlü Dalaylı. “Is Social Media a Public Sphere in Today’s Society?: Examples of Social Movements on Twitter”. Al Farabi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 3, Sept. 2019, pp. 119-30, https://izlik.org/JA57MH45XN.
Vancouver
1.Feyza Ünlü Dalaylı, Feyza Ünlü Dalaylı. Is Social Media a public sphere in Today’s Society?: Examples of Social Movements on Twitter. Al Farabi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi [Internet]. 2019 Sep. 1;4(3):119-30. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA57MH45XN