From the Cambridge Analytica scandal, to protest in response to the death of George Floyd, Dr James Dennis explores how social media is a gateway and amplifier to learning, engagement and civil participation in politics.

Find out how political behaviour is changing in the digital age and how social media can be used as a force for change and mass participation in the issues of the day.

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Points of Interest:

Dr James Dennis- Senior Lecturer, Political Communication and Journalism- https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/james-dennis(20b49cef-e460-4040-b906-88c3d383156b).html

Articles relating to the Facebook Cambridge Analytica Scandal - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c81zyn0888lt/facebook-cambridge-analytica-scandal

Momentum - https://peoplesmomentum.com/about/

Kony 2012 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2012/03/11/kony-2012-successes-and-failings-in-the-stop-kony-campaign/

38 Degrees - https://home.38degrees.org.uk/

News on George Floyd - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52861726

Blackout Tuesday - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/03/blackout-tuesday-black-squares-instagram/

Bring back our girls - https://bringbackourgirls.ng/

Digital Campaigning by Black Lives Matter -

Deen Freelon -http://dfreelon.org/

Charlton Mcilwain - https://charltonmcilwain.com/

Meredith Clark - http://meredithdclark.com

Dominic Cummings Lockdown News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-52784290

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