Freedom technologists and the future of global justice
Citation:
Postill, J. (2016). “Freedom technologists and the future of global justice”. In Buxton, N. & Eade, D. (Eds.),
State of Power 2016. Democracy, sovereignty and resistance, 147-163. Amsterdam: TNI. Retrieved March 30, 2016 from https://www.tni.org/files/publication-downloads/state-of-power-2016-chapter8.pdf
Work data:
ISSN: 2405-7592Type of work: Article (outreach)
Categories:
e-DemocracyTags:
technopoliticsAbstract:
In the wake of early 2010s upheavals such as the Arab Spring, Spain’s indignados, or the global Occupy movement, many commentators were quick to either invoke the presumed tech-savvy of ‘digital natives’ or the purported ‘cyber-utopianism’ of net freedom advocates who supported the protests. But what role have internet freedom activists – or ‘freedom technologists’ – played in ongoing struggles for progressive political change around the world and how can the pursuit of liberty be combined with the struggle for social justice?
