Media and Politics in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings Summary Report

Abstract

This research initiative has resulted in an edited volume, Bullets and Bulletins: Media and Politics in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings (Oxford University Press/Hurst, 2016), offering critical examination into the profound sociopolitical and media transitions that have occurred within Arab states during and in the wake of the uprisings. It explores the intricate ways in which politics and media intersect in their representation and negotiation of political resistance and cultural production in a shifting Arab world. By analyzing different aspects of Arab mediascapes — transformations in the culture of Arab journalism, the construction of media cities, the rise of religious media, and the attention to subcultures and public diplomacy — this volume provides insights into the changing political dynamics of the region, and maps out the rearticulation of power relations between state and society. The chapters adopt a multidisciplinary approach in their analyses of the changing dynamics of media and politics before, during, and in the aftermath of the revolts.

Keywords: Media, Politics, Arab Spring, Arab Uprising, Social Media, Traditional Media, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Media cities, Media Industry, Arab journalism, Syria, Public space, Political Islam, Public diplomacy, Hezbollah