Problemáticas con el uso de las TIC en los movimientos sociales

Miguel Rodríguez Guerrero

doi:10.31637/epsir-2024-460

Authors

Miguel Rodríguez Guerrero University of Seville https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8419-7725

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2024-460

Keywords:

social movements, collective action, activism, ICT, digital divide, click-activism, over-information, sociology of social movements

Abstract

Introduction: The use that is made of ICTs for collective action requires analyses that go beyond the potential they offer. The main objective of this study is to identify and measure the main problems that generate the use of ICTs in social movements, as well as their correlations and the influence they have on the effectiveness of collectives. Methodology: Quantitative, using questionnaires and Pearson's correlation coefficients, the sample comprises 63 activists from two social movements. Results: Up to 12 problems were detected, highlighting the "Exclusion of participants due to low level of ICT use", "Click-activism" and "Excess of information". Furthermore, the existence of correlations between the various problems and the evaluations made of the effectiveness promoted by ICTs is confirmed. Discussion: Activists are aware of which issues affect them most and how they are related to each other. This does not eliminate positive views on these technologies for achieving goals, activating protests and enhancing effectiveness. Conclusions: It shows that simply integrating ICTs into social movements is not a guarantee of success, but rather brings with it a number of issues that activists are aware of.

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Author Biography

Miguel Rodríguez Guerrero, University of Seville

PhD with international mention and extraordinary doctorate award in Legal and Political Sciences from the Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Spain). Master in Human Rights, Interculturality and Development. Degree in Sociology from the University of the Basque Country (Spain). He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Seville (Spain) and a member of the research group ‘Social Work and New Technologies for Social Intervention (SEJ-608)’. He carried out a research stay at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Her lines of research revolve around the study of social movements, media, ICT and human rights.

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