Hashtag Activism and Women’s Rights

Are Social Media Campaigns Really Making Laws Better for Women and Girls?

Reilly Anne Dempsey Willis (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2026
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5292-4129-7 (ISBN)

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With over five billion internet users globally, it is crucial to understand social media activism and legal change for women and girls.

This insightful book examines the impact of international Twitter (now X) campaigns on domestic laws affecting women and girls. Exploring the complexities of legal change for women and girls across seven countries from Latin America to Middle East and Africa, the book offers empirical insights into the effectiveness of hashtag advocacy and sheds light on the role of social media in shaping different outcomes.

This is a key resource for understanding the dynamics driving social media activism and its potential impact on the rights of women and girls worldwide.

Reilly Anne Dempsey Willis is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Suffolk.

1. Introduction

2. Research Framework

3. Negative Outcomes: #stopstoning, #letwomengotostadium

4. Status Quo: #farkhunda, #sendeanlat, #mydressmychoice

5. Tactical Concessions: #delhigangrape and #niunamenos

6. Possible Success: #women2drive

7. Aggregate Analysis and Conclusions

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.8.2026
Zusatzinfo	Not illustrated
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-5292-4129-4 / 1529241294
ISBN-13	978-1-5292-4129-7 / 9781529241297
Zustand	Neuware