Retweet solidarity: transatlantic Twitter connectivity between militant antifascists in the USA and UK.
In this article we explore the extent of the digital connectivity and character of the mediated solidarity discernible between a selection of militant antifascist groups in the USA and UK on Twitter. By studying the geographical scalarity of the retweet practices of six case study groups in these tw...
| Publicado en: | Social Movement Studies Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 22 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan2025
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