Social Media's Impact on Catalan Independence Movement
By examining the role of social media in Catalonia's pro-independence activism, this content explores its pivotal influence in organizing events, disseminating information, creating networks, and fostering a sense of community among supporters. The hypothesis regarding the movement's success due to social media's reach is analyzed alongside questions on reducing participation costs and enhancing benefits.
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Social media use by civil pro- independence groups in Catalonia Kathryn Crameri
Catalans preferred relationship with Spain 60 50 40 Independent State Federal State 30 Autonomous Community Region 20 Don't Know No answer 10 0 Oct-05 Oct-06 Oct-07 Oct-08 Oct-09 Oct-10 Oct-11 Oct-12 Oct-13 Jun-05 Jun-06 Jun-07 Jun-08 Jun-09 Jun-10 Jun-11 Jun-12 Jun-13 Feb-06 Feb-07 Feb-08 Feb-09 Feb-10 Feb-11 Feb-12 Feb-13 Data taken from the Centre d Estudisd Opini , Bar metre d opini pol tica ( Barometer of Political Opinion ), (Generalitat de Catalunya, 2005-13)
Civil Society Disillusionment with party politics Desire for voice/agency Key role of emotion/affect Growth of civil organisations E.g. Assemblea Nacional Catalana which organised 11 Sept demonstrations in 2012 & 13 ( Via catalana ) Crucial role of internet activism/social media
Examples Barcelona, 10 July 2010: The world s first Demonstration 2.0 Twitter: #TotsSomAssembleaNC Pro-independence ARA newspaper: innovative multiplatform environment
A hypothesis and some questions: Hypothesis: the Catalan independence movement would not have captured the huge numbers of diverse supporters it has in such a short space of time without social media, even if the drivers for independence had been exactly the same. (Cf. Manuel Castells The development of communication technologies can be understood as the gradual decoupling of contiguity and time-sharing. Communication Power (Oxford University Press, 2009), p. 34.
Questions: How has social media aided the following?: Organisation of events Dissemination of information Creation of activist networks/coalitions Five-minute activism National and international exposure for the cause Creation of a sense of community of like-minded people ( tipping point /building trust) Keeping people passionate about the cause i.e. how does it reduce the costs of participation while increasing the benefits?
