[Commlist] IJoC Publishes a Special Section on Participation and Media

International Journal of Communication Publishes a Special Section on 
“Participation and Media: Comparative Analysis of Anti-Austerity in the 
Eurozone Crisis”

This Special Section on “Participation and Media: Comparative Analysis 
of Anti-Austerity in the Eurozone Crisis” reflects on the way citizens 
channelled demands to political authorities during a critical period for 
the European Union. Political decisions and economic strategies set in 
place by European and national authorities were challenged in the 
streets and on the Internet by expressions of social dissent, turning 
social media into an arena for online collective action.

This Special Section includes six original papers (plus an editorial 
introduction) drawing on current research about the social and political 
implications of citizen participation in social protests.  Based on 
empirical research emerging from Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and 
Spain, the findings offer a broad overview of impacts and reactions in 
the weaker Eurozone economies. A mixture of criticism aimed at the 
European Union’s neoliberal turn and demands for deeper political 
openness to citizens’ participation appeared in varying proportions 
across time and territories during these turbulent times.

This Special Section analyzes citizen participation in social change and 
contemporary media politics of dissent in the context of anti-austerity 
protests in the Eurozone crisis since 2008.  It focuses on the primary 
question:

Which are the main values, strategies and mechanisms adopted by 
mainstream news and activist social media in constructing anti-austerity 
protests and European conflicts in the Eurozone crisis?

All these studies have important implications for understanding how 
people use and produce mediated practices when confronting political 
power and authorities. These papers investigate a wide range of topics 
related to media participation and usage in times of political unrest. 
In these uncertain times, dominated by the COVID-19 menace, learning 
from good and bad decisions taken during the global financial crisis of 
2008 can guide wiser choices in the near future.

We invite you to read these articles that published in the International 
Journal of Communication on June 6, 2020 at ijoc.org.
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Participation and Media: Comparative Analysis of Anti-austerity in the 
Eurozone Crisis — Introduction
Miguel Vicente-Mariño, Tao Papaioannou, Peter Dahlgren

Contentious Responses to the Crises in Spain: Emphasis Frames and Public 
Support for Protest on Twitter and the Press
Camilo Cristancho, Eva Anduiza, Mariluz Congosto, Silvia Majó-Vázquez

Dominant and Emerging News Frames in Protest Coverage: The 2013 Cypriot 
Anti-Austerity Protests in National Media
Tao Papaioannou

Citizens Beyond Troika: Media and Anti-Austerity Protests in Portugal
Ines Amaral

Hybrid Media and Movements: The Irish Water Movement, Press Coverage and 
Social Media
Henry Silke, Eugenia Siapera, Maria Rieder

Media and Twitter Agendas for Social Mobilizations: The Case of the 
Protests in Defense of the Public Healthcare System in Spain
Pere Masip, Carlos Ruiz-Caballero, Jaume Suau, David Puertas

News Media Framing of the Anti-Austerity and Pro-“Europe” Movements 
During the Greek Referendum Protest Cycles
Fani Kontouri, Andreas Kollias

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Larry Gross
Editor

Arlene Luck
Managing Editor

Guest Editors
Miguel Vicente-Mariño, Tao Papaioannou, Peter Dahlgren
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