Activists in the Data Stream

Alice Mattoni is Associate Professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna.Diego Ceccobelli is Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Milan.

• 1. Everyday Grassroots Politics in the Data Stream2. Activists’ Quest for Information Amidst Data Abundance 3. The Multiple Patterns Towards Visibility During Latency Stages4. Algorithmic Visibility and Activists' Management of Reputation5. The Accelerated Times of Activists’ Organizational Work6. The Creation of Connections Between Activists and Their Audiences7. The Fragile Interactions Between Activists and Journalists8. Activists’ Practices and Agency in the Data Stream9. Methodological Appendix

“What is political activism like when the social media rush has evaporated? How do activists cope with social media pressures? Mattoni and Ceccobelli’s book provides original, sharp and well-grounded answers to these questions.” Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science