Piracy and the Politics of Social Media

摘要: Since the 1990s, understanding of how and where politics are made has changed radically. Scholars such as Ulrich Beck Maria Bakardjieva have discussed political agency is enacted outside conventional party organizations, struggles increasingly focus on single issues. Over past two decades, this transformation become common knowledge, not only in academic research but also general discourse. Recently, proliferation digital activism use social media often understood to enforce these tendencies. This article analyzes Pirate Party relation theories, relying almost 30 interviews with active members from different parts world. The was initially formed 2006, focusing copyright, piracy, privacy. years, it developed into a more democracy movement, an interest wider range party’s initial information connects issues other movements, Arab Spring protests Occupy Wall Street. Finally, discusses challenges issue agenda.