List of figures and tables
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1 Social media, contentious politics and social movements
2 Too many cyberwarriors? The case of Loyalist Peaceful Protest Updater
3“You can’t eat a flag”: Northern Ireland Twitter responds to the flag protests
4 PSNIRA vs peaceful protesters? YouTube, sousveillance and the policing of the flag protests
5 Parody of esteem? LAD and the rise of ‘silly citizenship’
6 Twitter, affective publics and public demonstrations: the 2014 and 2015 Ardoyne parade disputes
Conclusion
Appendix 1 Content analysis of newspaper coverage of flag protests
Appendix 2 Content analysis of newspaper coverage of the Ardoyne parade disputes
Bibliography
Index