Networks of Outrage and Hope is an exploration of the new forms of
social movements and protests that are erupting in the world today, from
the Arab uprisings to the indignadas movement in Spain, from the Occupy
Wall Street movement to the social protests in Turkey, Brazil and
elsewhere. While these and similar social movements differ in many
important ways, there is one thing they share in common: they are all
interwoven inextricably with the creation of autonomous communication
networks supported by the Internet and wireless communication.
In this new edition of his timely and important book, Manuel Castells
examines the social, cultural and political roots of these new social
movements, studies their innovative forms of self-organization, assesses
the precise role of technology in the dynamics of the movements,
suggests the reasons for the support they have found in large segments
of society, and probes their capacity to induce political change by
influencing people's minds. Two new chapters bring the analysis
up-to-date and draw out the implications of these social movements and
protests for understanding the new forms of social change and political
democracy in the global network society.