CRIMINALIZING YOUTH POLITICS

Authors

  • Judith Bessant RMIT School of Global, Urban and Social Studies (Melbourne, Australia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/rcj.v4i7.365

Keywords:

Cyberpolitics, Political Science, DDoS, Hacktivism.

Abstract

The present article aims to analyze the contemporary political theories which
affirm that the use of the new media - mainly the internet - for politics online would replace
more traditional means of democratic participation. Its scope is understanding the political
motivations of the individuals - primarily the youth - involved in these direct actions like the
use of DDoS, and also its criminalization by the State, indispensable to the understanding this
new form of political activism.

Keywords: Slacktivism; DDoS; Hacktivism; Cyberpolitics; Democratic Participation.

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Author Biography

Judith Bessant, RMIT School of Global, Urban and Social Studies (Melbourne, Australia)

Professor, RMIT School of Global, Urban and Social Studies (Melbourne, Australia). PhD, La Trobe University.

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