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Ethnographic Cartographies: Alternative Media, Social Movements and the Spaces of Networks
Journal
Social Movement Studies: Journal of Social, Cultural and Political Protest
ISSN
4800‐1741
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
Research on social movement networks has been defined by an emphasis on structural determinism and quantitative methodologies, and has often overlooked the spatial dimension of networking practices. This article argues that scholars have much to gain if (1) they move beyond the understanding of networks as organisational and communication structures, and analyse them as everyday social processes of human negotiation and construction, and (2) they pay attention to how networks between different organisations create multiple and overlapping spaces of action and meaning that define the everyday contexts of social movements. Drawing on ethnographic research within the Cuba Solidarity Campaign, this article explores the everyday dimension of political and communication networks. It shows that everyday networking practices are embedded in processes of identification and meaning construction, and are defined by a politics of inclusion and exclusion; introducing the concept of ethnographic cartography, it demonstrates that social movement networks are incorporated into everyday practices and narratives of place-making.
Language
English
Keywords
Networks
alternative media
ethnography
labour movement
collective action
ethnographic cartography
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
12
Number
1
Start page
48
End page
62
Division(s)
Eprints ID
261744