Lessons in Cyberspace: a MENA Perspective Episode 2 - Mobilization and the Mobile Phone

Published: April 5, 2023, 4:32 p.m.

In the second episode "Mobilization and the Mobile Phone" of our podcast series: Lessons in Cyberspace: a MENA Perspective, we will discuss the capability and accessibility of social media. Our goal is to critically engage with social activism in Kuwait; highlighting lessons on successful mobilization and demobilization which can be applied globally. Furthermore, JASON Activities Committee member Sarah McMillan is joined by Dr. Gertjan Hoetjes for this episode.

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Furthermore, if you're interested in the research of Gerjan Hoetjes, these can be found below:


Hoetjes, Gertjan. 2022. "The Saudi-Emirati Axis and the Preservation of the Regional Order." The Hague: Clingendael. https://www.clingendael.org/publication/saudi-emirati-axis-and-preservation-regional-order
Hoetjes, Gertjan. 2021. “The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Failure of Peacebuilding in Yemen.” The International Spectator, https://doi.org/10.1080/03932729.2021.1987034.
Hoetjes, Gertjan. 2021. “Stalled Reform: The Resilience of Rentierism in Kuwait.” In Oil and the Political Economy in the Middle East, edited by Martin Beck and Thomas Richter, 58–78. Manchester: Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526149107.00013.