Activism in the Electronic Age: The Impact of Technology on Political Protest

Published: Feb. 9, 2010, 8 a.m.

This panel discussion, held February 9, 2010 and sponsored by The Dartmouth Centers Forum, questioned whether technology has always played a role in political protest or if new information technology and the Internet change the activity and impact of political protest in fundamental and new ways. The panel, moderated by Denise Anthony, Research Director of ISTS and Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology at Dartmouth, featured: Bruce Etling, Director of the Internet & Democracy Project at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, Elham Gheytanchi, Professor of Sociology, Santa Monica College and Evgeny Morozov, Yahoo! Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University.