Neil M. Alperstein is Professor Emeritus in the Communication Department at Loyola University Maryland, USA. He is the founding director of the Emerging Media graduate program. He is the author of Celebrity and Mediated Social Connections (2019), Advertising in Everyday Life (2003), co-author of two books on online education, in addition to contributing book chapters and publishing numerous research articles.

• Ch 1 – Introduction: Mediated Networks in the Digital Age.- Ch 2 – A Social Network Approach to Social Movements.- Ch 3 – Social Movement Influencers, Content Creators and Social Network Mediators.- Ch 4 – Conflict and Contentiousness: Network Connections and Pockets of Resistance in Social Movements.- Ch 5 – Exploring Issues of Social Justice and Data Activism: The Cost of Network Connections in the Digital Age.- Ch 6 – Social Movement Ethics: Privacy, Accessibility and Inclusiveness in Mediated Networks.- Ch 7 – The Future of Network Connections.- Addendum: Social Network Analysis Tools.

Neil M. Alperstein is Professor Emeritus in the Communication Department at Loyola University Maryland, USA. He is the founding director of the Emerging Media graduate program. He is the author of Celebrity and Mediated Social Connections (2019), Advertising in Everyday Life (2003), co-author of two books on online education, in addition to contributing book chapters and publishing numerous research articles.

• Ch 1 – Introduction: Mediated Networks in the Digital Age.- Ch 2 – A Social Network Approach to Social Movements.- Ch 3 – Social Movement Influencers, Content Creators and Social Network Mediators.- Ch 4 – Conflict and Contentiousness: Network Connections and Pockets of Resistance in Social Movements.- Ch 5 – Exploring Issues of Social Justice and Data Activism: The Cost of Network Connections in the Digital Age.- Ch 6 – Social Movement Ethics: Privacy, Accessibility and Inclusiveness in Mediated Networks.- Ch 7 – The Future of Network Connections.- Addendum: Social Network Analysis Tools.

Neil M. Alperstein is Professor Emeritus in the Communication Department at Loyola University Maryland, USA. He is the founding director of the Emerging Media graduate program. He is the author of Celebrity and Mediated Social Connections (2019), Advertising in Everyday Life (2003), co-author of two books on online education, in addition to contributing book chapters and publishing numerous research articles.

• Ch 1 – Introduction: Mediated Networks in the Digital Age.- Ch 2 – A Social Network Approach to Social Movements.- Ch 3 – Social Movement Influencers, Content Creators and Social Network Mediators.- Ch 4 – Conflict and Contentiousness: Network Connections and Pockets of Resistance in Social Movements.- Ch 5 – Exploring Issues of Social Justice and Data Activism: The Cost of Network Connections in the Digital Age.- Ch 6 – Social Movement Ethics: Privacy, Accessibility and Inclusiveness in Mediated Networks.- Ch 7 – The Future of Network Connections.- Addendum: Social Network Analysis Tools.