Alice Mattoni gives a lecture on “Impact of social media on demonstrations and social movements” promoted by the Regionalism Observatory

Professor Alice Mattoni, Principal Investigator of the BIT-ACT project, will deliver the fourth talk in a series organized by the Regionalism Observatory (ODR) as part of the San Tiago Dantas Graduate Programme in International Relations at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. This series is also included in the Jean Monnet-Unesp Module. All sessions will be broadcast every Thursday from October 3rd to 31st, from 9 to 10 a.m., on the Observatory of Regionalism channel. Click here to watch live or replay the recording.

The lecture will explore the pivotal role of social media in shaping demonstrations and social movements, focusing on four key aspects: (i) what we mean when we refer to social movements and social media platforms, (ii) how social media are transforming the organization and visibility of movements, (iii) the challenges they present for social movements, and (iv) a case study on Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Pittsburgh.

The ODR was established by students from the Interinstitutional Graduate Program in International Relations “San Tiago Dantas” (Unesp/Unicamp/PUC-SP), under the coordination of Prof. Dr. Karina L. P. Mariano. Its goal is to serve as a platform for academic exchange and foster discussions on regional integration and cooperation. The Observatory is connected to the Research Network on Foreign Policy and Regionalism (REPRI), a group of researchers, professors, and students from various Brazilian institutions, including the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo State University (UNESP), University of Brasília (UnB), and the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA).