Jon Nordenson, Author at Arab Media & Society

Jon Nordenson

Jon Nordenson is based at the University of Oslo, where he also completed his PhD at the Center for Islamic and Middle East Studies. He has published in The Middle East Journal and Babylon – Nordic Journal for the Middle East and North Africa for which he won the Babylon Award for best contribution by a young researcher. He is a former board member for The Nordic Society for Middle East Studies.

BOOK EXCERPT | Online Activism in the Middle East: Political Power and Authoritarian Governments from Egypt to Kuwait

Books & Reviews

25 January—Tahrir Square Freedom—Facebook Does the Internet facilitate social and political change, or even democratization, in the Middle East? The subject of this inquiry is the use of online platforms among activists in the Middle East, and the importance of such platforms in effecting change. The topic has received wide …

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Jon Nordenson

BOOK EXCERPT | Online Activism in the Middle East: Political Power and Authoritarian Governments from Egypt to Kuwait

Between empathy and victim-blaming: the effect of personal ideologies and identities on users’ perception of the self-reported gender-based violence posts on Facebook in Egypt

Challenging Gender Roles Through Brand Storytelling

Feminist Markers in Contemporary Arabic Songs: Analytical Study of Discourse and Gender (Arabic)

Feminist Markers in Contemporary Arabic Songs: Analytical Study of Discourse and Gender (English translation)

Blogging the new Arab public

Between empathy and victim-blaming: the effect of personal ideologies and identities on users’ perception of the self-reported gender-based violence posts on Facebook in Egypt

Alexander Zilo, President and CEO, Orbit

Ian Ritchie CEO, MBC (Middle East Broadcasting Centre)

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