Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture

Sociological investigation of social unrest with social network activity (case study of developments in November 2018)

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Authors

Shahram Mehboob Kilidbari 1
Mansour Sharifi 2
Habib o lah Karimian 3

1 PhD student in Political Sociology, Department of Political Sociology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar,, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Political Sociology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Sociology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30465/ismc.2024.49799.2889
Abstract
Virtual networks are the source of potential and actual conflicts, riots and social unrest, which is a Janus type of action and can cause rise, development and peace at the same time. As mentioned, the social space contains a simultaneous plurality of spaces that intersect each other, have an internal relationship with each other, are aligned or placed in contradictions and contradictions, so the virtual space has caused the rise of subjects. and has challenged the structures. Therefore, the current research aims to answer this basic question: were the virtual space and its tools effective in the formation and spread of social unrest in November 2018? The hypothesis of the research states that virtual space has an effect on the formation and spread of social unrest, and this influence or reliance on Ted Robert Garr's theory of relative deprivation has been analyzed, as well as the present study is purposeful, practical and using qualitative methods. With the help of library and field tools (especially interviews with a number of elites), he analyzed the data.

Keywords

Social unrest
rebellion
social network
developments in 2018
Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture
Volume 14, Issue 2 - Serial Number 28
Autumn and Winter 2024- 2025
July 2025
Pages 181-204

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