Author profile: Britta Baumgarten

Dr. Britta Baumgarten is a researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-UIL) and invited professor at IPPS Lisbon, Portugal. She focuses on Portuguese social movements against austerity in a transnational perspective and leads the project cooperation: “New modes of political participation” between CIES-UIL and the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Dr. Baumgarten is the author of  the recent articles “The Children of the Carnation Revolution? Connections between Portugal’s Anti-Austerity Movements and the Revolutionary Period,” and “Public Participation and Social Movement Research: Connecting Perspectives to Gain Broader, Sharper, and More Innovative Insights.” For more details on Dr. Baumgarten’s work, visit her website.

Can Social Media Help Develop Politically Active Global Communities?

Britta Baumgarten • May 16 2017 • Articles

Social media provides new forms of, and tools for, activism but its potential to build a global community of politically active citizens should not be overestimated.

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