Wired Citizenshipexamines the evolving patterns of youth learning and activism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In todays digital age, in which formal schooling often competes with the peer-driven outlets provided by social media, youth all over the globe have forged new models of civic engagement, rewriting the script of what it means to live in a democratic society. As a result, state-society relationships have shiftednever more clearly than in the MENA region, where recent uprisings were spurred by the mobilization of tech-savvy and politicized youth.
Combining original research with a thorough exploration of theories of democracy, communications, and critical pedagogy, this edited collection describes how youth are performing citizenship, innovating systems of learning, and re-imagining the practices of activism in the information age. Recent case studies illustrate the context-specific effects of these revolutionary new forms of learning and social engagement in the MENA region.
Chapter 1: Introduction: Wired and Revolutionary in the Middle East and North Africa
Linda Herrera & Rehab Sakr
Section I: Virtual Learning for Critical Citizenship
Chapter 2: Youth and Citizenship in the Digital Age: A View from Egypt
Linda Herrera (republished from Harvard Educational Review)
Chapter 3: Morocco On-Trial: De-colonial Logic and Transformative Practice in Cyberspace
Charis Boutieri
Chapter 4: Childrens Citizenship: Revolution and the Seeds of an Alternative Future in Egypt
Chiara Diana
Chapter 5: Cyberspace in Turkey: A youthful space for expressing powerful discontent and suffering
Demet L?k?sl?
Chapter 6: Distorting Digital Citizenship: Khaled Said, Facebook, and Egypts
Streets
Amro Ali &aml£*
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