Social Protests in Latin America in the Focus of Regional Internet Media and Social Networks

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DOI: 10.20542/0131-2227-2021-65-5-107-116
HSE University, Myasnitskaya Str., 20, Moscow, 101000, Russian Federation

Received 10.03.2020.

Acknowledgements. Support from the Individual Research Program of the School of World Economy and International Affairs at National Research University – Higher School of Economics is gratefully acknowledged.


Abstract. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the information on current social protests, which was published in the leading Latin American news websites and actively discussed on the social media platforms to identify the main causes of public discontent and the main problems discussed by Latin Americans. The first part of the paper provides an overview of the materials on the social movements of the fall of 2019, which were published in the news websites, which are the most popular in Latin America, and have the greatest influence, and the biggest Internet traffic volume. The second part is devoted to an overview of hashtags on the topic of mass protests that have gained huge popularity among Latin American users on the biggest social media platforms. A review of informational articles on the autumn social movements, which were published in the leading Latin American newspapers, revealed the main points of view on the factors and causes of these events, and the main problems discussed by Latin Americans. An appeal to various sources, both the countries in which the protests took place and the states that have passed such a crisis, will help readers to see the current socio-political situation in a new way.

Keywords: mass protests, Latin America, media, Internet, social networks, economic crisis, inequality, corruption


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For citation:
Kosevich E. Social Protests in Latin America in the Focus of Regional Internet Media and Social Networks. World Eñonomy and International Relations, 2021, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 107-116. https://doi.org/10.20542/0131-2227-2021-65-5-107-116



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