Volume 4: The Legacy of The Arab Spring: New Forces and Fault Lines
Volume 4, Issue 1 2016 Dear Readers, We proudly present our newest edition of R/evolutions for 2016: "The Legacy of the Arab Spring: New...
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VOLATILITY, NICHES AND HYBRIDS: THE NEW MEDIA IN ACTION – interview with Paolo Mancini
“What is the revolution? The digitalization!” – claims Professor Paolo Mancini. And, yes: there is no doubt that the role of new media, that…
FAR AWAY FROM “SOLID MODERNITY” – interview with Zygmunt Bauman
“The discovery of the precarious position of the majority of middle classes (…) And indeed the increasing popularity of the notion of precariat were…
EXERCISING FREEDOM – interview with Judith Butler
Can we exercise freedom like we exercise our bodies? Do protesters have to use their bodies to occupy the public space to make their…
Victor Adetula : REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND THE QUEST FOR PEACE AND STABILITY IN AFRICA
Can there be regional integration if there is no peace and stability? Professor Victor Adetula gives a detailed overview of the steps taken by…
Ian Taylor: REGIONAL GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA
Scholars of African Studies have since long discovered that African leaders have adapted the Western concept of the state to their own needs and…
MARIO DIANI & ELENA PAVAN: SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIAL INNOVATION. A COMPLEX ECOLOGY; ESSAY
In these last years, a growing amount of attention has been paid to the use of digital communication as a tool for increasing participation…
JOIN TOGETHER, DEMAND CHANGE AND RISK – interview with Guy Standing
Scientists and students, professional and manual workers, occupiers and those who remain at home; people with stable employment and those without, everyone who is…
KRZYSZTOF GAWLIKOWSKI: THE NATURE AND DYNAMICS OF DENG XIAOPING’S REFORMS
China’s road to superpower status really started in the late 1970s with a burst of reforms adopted under the guidance of Deng Xiaoping. Decisions…
VLADIMIR PORTYAKOV: RUSSIAN-CHINESE RELATIONS: CURRENT STAGE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
The turn of 2012 and 2013 proved to be an auspicious time for Sino-Russian relations. As both states adjusted their foreign policies to changing…
RICHARD HORNIK: THE END OF ATOMIZATION. EFFORTS BY AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES TO CONTROL SOCIAL MEDIA FALL SHORT OF THEIR DESIRED ENDS; ESSAY
The rise of Facebook and other social media outlets has led to spirited debates as to their impact on the ability of political authorities…