Paul Reilly

Framing the Troubles Online

Northern Irish Groups and Website Strategy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the ways in which civil and uncivil groups in Northern Ireland use the Internet during a period of conflict transformation, with a particular emphasis on their framing of their positions in respect of the acceptability of political violence and their attitudes to the peace process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9780719082337
• ISBN-10: 0719082331
• Artikelnr.: 32466941

Autorenporträt

Paul Reilly

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Internet, Politics, and Framing Conflict 2. The Peace
Frame? Comparing the websites of Northern Irish political fronts and
political parties 3. Terrorist Superfans? Loyalist and Republican
solidarity actors online 4. Googling Terrorism: How visible are Northern
Irish terrorists on the Internet? 5. Competing Victimhoods? The websites of
Northern Irish residents' groups Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 1
Selected Chronology of the Northern Irish Peace Process 1985-1997 Appendix
2 Websites no longer available in November 2009 Appendix 3 Website
Registration Data for sites used in book Appendix 4 Northern Irish
Terrorist Groups currently proscribed in the United Kingdom.