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JournalISSN: 1321-6597

The Journal of International Communication 

Taylor & Francis
About: The Journal of International Communication is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): International communication & The Internet. It has an ISSN identifier of 1321-6597. Over the lifetime, 492 publications have been published receiving 4164 citations. The journal is also known as: JIC.


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TL;DR: The authors deal with the idea of glocalisation as a refinement of the concept of globalisation, which is widely thought of as involving cultural homogenisation; even more specif...
Abstract: This paper deals with the idea of glocalisation as a refinement of the concept of globalisation. Globalisation is apparently widely thought of as involving cultural homogenisation; even more specif...

513 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the role of social media and the extent to which they can be credited for the emergence and achievement of the goals of the uprisings, and argued that while social media played important facilitation roles in terms of inter-and intra-group communication as well as information dissemination, mainstream mass media are still highly relevant to the process.
Abstract: This article studies the 2011 Arab uprisings as social movements for political reform and regime change. Social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter, are perceived to be playing a central role in these events, which have even been described as ‘Facebook’ and ‘Twitter revolutions’. Using diffusion theory, this article examines the role of social media and the extent to which they can be credited for the emergence and achievement of the goals of the uprisings. It argues that while social media played important facilitation roles in terms of inter- and intra-group communication as well as information dissemination, mainstream mass media are still highly relevant to the process. However, the success or failure of the uprisings largely depends on domestic factors and broader geopolitical contexts. This article demonstrates that the use of social media in the Arab uprisings has significant implications for diffusion theory in terms of contact and identity among the social movements involved.

107 citations

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TL;DR: The group known as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has demonstrated remarkable appeal and ability to recruit Muslims from around the world, including the West as mentioned in this paper, and has effectively used Isla...
Abstract: The group known as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has demonstrated remarkable appeal and ability to recruit Muslims from around the world, including the West. ISIS has effectively used Isla...

95 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose that constitutions serve as a performative rhetorical space in which the nation-state constitutes itself among a community of nations, and that they also serve as an integral component of a nation's international identity.
Abstract: On a hot dusty day on 10 December 1996, in a ramshackle stadium facing 4000 South Africans in the town of Sharpeville, Nelson Mandela signed a new, radical, Constitution into being. On that day, the thousands who danced and sang in the blazing summer sun came to celebrate their freedom from the vicious apartheid regime and witness the closing of the final chapter in the country's remarkable negotiated peace process. What they also witnessed was a transformation in South African identity – both locally as well as globally. While constitutions have long been understood as a way of constituting a people I propose that they also serve as a performative rhetorical space in which the nation-state constitutes itself among a community of nations. Constitutions are never alone for the nation, though that is an important function of a constitution, but in a modern globalized world serve as an integral component of a nation's international identity as well.

73 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
20238
202215
202121
202016
201914
201818