Community Building: The New Civic Engagement in Ireland

This project is meant to provide, and expand upon existing research, on social media and what role it plays in modern day society. The focus of this study will be on Social Media working as a vehicle for social change and social movements for the community; particularly, the abortion laws in Ireland. This is a very unique opportunity; with the new law legalizing abortion, it has creating a window of opportunity to see into the makings of social movements and the power of collective action. With this project, we hope to shed light on how change comes about in modern social, using various tools such as social media platforms. We will use emotive stories within the community to elaborate on and expand knowledge surrounding politics, womens rights, equality, social media platforms, collective action and implementing change on a larger scale.

Faculty Supervisor:

Paloma Raggo

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Partner:

Trinity College Dublin

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Carleton University

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