Environmental Movements and Digital Media

Mapping the Unmappable: Cartography at war
Specht, D. 2024. Mapping the Unmappable: Cartography at war. Livingmaps Review. 16, pp. 1-17.

Book Review: Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice by Holmes, Marisa 2023, Brooklyn, NY, Palgrave Macmillan and Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore, €42.79 (hardcover), ISBN 978-981-19-8946-9
Kavada, Anastasia 2024. Book Review: Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice by Holmes, Marisa 2023, Brooklyn, NY, Palgrave Macmillan and Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore, €42.79 (hardcover), ISBN 978-981-19-8946-9. Social Movement Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2024.2321140

The Caring Public Sphere: Reframing the Concept in Era of Care Crises
Kavada, A. 2024. The Caring Public Sphere: Reframing the Concept in Era of Care Crises. Javnost / The Public. 31 (1), pp. 158 - 175. https://doi.org/10.1080/13183222.2024.2314841

Doctoral writing through a trajectorial lens: an exploratory study on challenges, strategies and relationships
Gimenez, J., Paterson, R. and Specht, D. 2024. Doctoral writing through a trajectorial lens: an exploratory study on challenges, strategies and relationships. Higher Education. 87, pp. 491-508. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01019-7

MODEL REPORT: INFORM Risk Index
Specht, D. 2023. MODEL REPORT: INFORM Risk Index. UN OCHA.

Future Trends in Geospatial Information Management (3rd Edition)
Specht, D. 2023. Future Trends in Geospatial Information Management (3rd Edition). UN-GGIM.

Geospatial Technologies in Archaeology
Kent, A.J. and Specht, D. 2023. Geospatial Technologies in Archaeology. in: Kent, A.J. and Specht, D. (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society Routledge.

Geospatial Technology and the Sustainable Development Goals
Specht, D. 2023. Geospatial Technology and the Sustainable Development Goals. in: Kent, A.J. and Specht, D. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technology and Society Abingdon, Oxon Routledge.

Between the Office and the Coffee Shop: A examination of spaces used for research degree supervision
Specht, D. 2022. Between the Office and the Coffee Shop: A examination of spaces used for research degree supervision. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. 23. https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi23.828

Frack-Off: Social media fights against Fracking in Argentina
Raftopoulos, M. and Specht, D. 2022. Frack-Off: Social media fights against Fracking in Argentina. Environmental Communication. 16 (5), pp. 598-611. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2021.2018002

Progressive social movements
Kavada, A. 2021. Progressive social movements. Progressive Review. 27 (4), pp. 344-353. https://doi.org/10.1111/newe.12231

The Technopolitics of Mapping Dar es Salaam: An examination of the technological and political motivations of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team / La tecnopolítica de la cartografía de Dar es Salaam: Un examen de las motivaciones tecnológicas y políticas del equipo humanitario OpenStreetMap
Specht, D. 2021. The Technopolitics of Mapping Dar es Salaam: An examination of the technological and political motivations of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team / La tecnopolítica de la cartografía de Dar es Salaam: Un examen de las motivaciones tecnológicas y políticas del equipo humanitario OpenStreetMap. Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie VI, Geografía. 14, pp. 193-216. https://doi.org/10.5944/etfvi.14.2021.30644

Cézanne the Cartographer
Specht, D. 2021. Cézanne the Cartographer. in: Cartographies of the Imagination London pp. 90-91

Developing Belief in Online Teaching: Efficacy and Digital Transformation
Specht, D., Chatterton, P., Hartley, P. and Saunders, G. 2021. Developing Belief in Online Teaching: Efficacy and Digital Transformation. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice. 9 (2), pp. 68-76. https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v9i2.486

The Self(ie) in the Anthropocene
Specht, D. and Snyder, C. 2021. The Self(ie) in the Anthropocene. in: Harper, E.T. and Specht, D. (ed.) Imagining Apocalyptic Politics in the Anthropocene Routledge.

From Counterpublics to Contentious Publicness: Tracing the Temporal, Spatial, and Material Articulations of Popular Protest Through Social Media
Kavada, Anastasia and Poell, Thomas 2021. From Counterpublics to Contentious Publicness: Tracing the Temporal, Spatial, and Material Articulations of Popular Protest Through Social Media. Communication Theory. 31 (2), pp. 190-208. https://doi.org/10.1093/ct/qtaa025

Movement cultures and media in grassroots politics
Mattoni, Alice, Barassi, Veronica and Kavada, A. 2020. Movement cultures and media in grassroots politics. Information, Communication & Society. 23 (12), pp. 1713-1717. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2019.1675739

Live Democracy and Its Tensions: Making Sense of Livestreaming in the 15M and Occupy
Kavada, A. and Trere, Emiliano 2020. Live Democracy and Its Tensions: Making Sense of Livestreaming in the 15M and Occupy. Information, Communication & Society. 23 (12), pp. 1787-1804. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2019.1637448

The Media and Communications Study Skills Student Guide
Specht, D. 2019. The Media and Communications Study Skills Student Guide . London University of Westminster Press.

The Issue of Blogging: Using Visual Network Analysis to go Beyond Self-reporting Studies of Blogging
Specht, D. 2019. The Issue of Blogging: Using Visual Network Analysis to go Beyond Self-reporting Studies of Blogging. Journal of Learning and Teaching in the Digital Age. 4 (2), pp. 10-24.

Crowdsourced Mapping in Crisis Zones: Collaboration, Organisation and Impact
Hunt, A. and Specht, D. 2019. Crowdsourced Mapping in Crisis Zones: Collaboration, Organisation and Impact. Journal of International Humanitarian Action. 4 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-018-0048-1

Editorial: media and the ‘populist moment’
Kavada, A. 2018. Editorial: media and the ‘populist moment’. Media, Culture & Society. 40 (5), pp. 742-744. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443718772144

Did You Find the World or Did You Make it Up? Media, Communications and Geography in the Digital Age
Specht, D. 2018. Did You Find the World or Did You Make it Up? Media, Communications and Geography in the Digital Age. Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture. 13 (2), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.16997/wpcc.298

Geographic Protest: The Role of Counter-Mapping in Supporting Campaigns Against Large-Scale Extractive Projects in Colombia: The Case of La Colosa
Specht, D. 2018. Geographic Protest: The Role of Counter-Mapping in Supporting Campaigns Against Large-Scale Extractive Projects in Colombia: The Case of La Colosa. Livingmaps Review. 5.

From the cartographic gaze to contestatory cartographies
Specht, D. 2018. From the cartographic gaze to contestatory cartographies. in: Bargués-Pedreny, P., Chandler, D. and Simon, E. (ed.) Mapping and Politics in the Digital Age Routledge.

Neogeography, development and human rights in Latin America.
Specht, D. 2018. Neogeography, development and human rights in Latin America. in: Raftopoulos, Malayna and Powęska, Radosław (ed.) Natural Resource Development and Human Rights in Latin America: State and Non-state Actors in the promotion and opposition to extractivism activities London University of London.

Teaching vicarious trauma in the journalism classroom: an examination of educational provision in UK Universities
Specht, D. and Tsilman, J. 2018. Teaching vicarious trauma in the journalism classroom: an examination of educational provision in UK Universities. Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies . 7 (2), pp. 407-427. https://doi.org/10.1386/ajms.7.2.407_1

Cajamarca’s rejection of mining in Colombia was also a victory for social media and social mapping
Specht, D. 2017. Cajamarca’s rejection of mining in Colombia was also a victory for social media and social mapping. LSE.

Book Review: Surveillance after Snowden
Doug Specht 2017. Book Review: Surveillance after Snowden. Media, Culture & Society. 39 (1), pp. 138-140. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443716667068

Lore in the Time of Cholera
Specht, D. 2017. Lore in the Time of Cholera. Maplines. 31 (3), pp. 4-5.

Protest Spaces Online and Offline: The Indignant Movement in Syntagma Square
Kavada, A. and Dimitriou, U. 2017. Protest Spaces Online and Offline: The Indignant Movement in Syntagma Square . in: Brown, G., Feigenbaum, A., Frenzel , F. and McCurdy, P. (ed.) Protest Camps and Social Movements: Spaces, Infrastructures and Media of Resistance Bristol and Chicago Policy Press. pp. 71-90

Undressing with the Lights On: Surveillance and The Naked Society in a Digital Era
Specht, D. 2017. Undressing with the Lights On: Surveillance and The Naked Society in a Digital Era. Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture. 12 (3), pp. 78-90. https://doi.org/10.16997/wpcc.268

Topping up the Trust Fund: restoring public confidence in science (part 3 of a 3 part article)
Specht, D. 2017. Topping up the Trust Fund: restoring public confidence in science (part 3 of a 3 part article). Times Higher Education. 9 - 15 February 2017.

Gold, power, protest: Digital and social media and protests against large-scale mining projects in Colombia
Specht, D. and Ros-Tonen, M.A.F. 2017. Gold, power, protest: Digital and social media and protests against large-scale mining projects in Colombia . New Media & Society. 19 (12), pp. 1907-1926. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444816644567

Future trends in geospatial information management: the five to ten year vision (2nd Edition)
Specht, D. 2016. Future trends in geospatial information management: the five to ten year vision (2nd Edition). UN-GGIM.

Social Media Battles: their Impact during the 2014 Greek Municipal Elections
Lappas, G., Triantafillidou, A., Yannas, P., Kavada, A., Kleftodimos, A. and Vasileiadou, O. 2016. Social Media Battles: their Impact during the 2014 Greek Municipal Elections . Journal of Universal Computer Science. 22 (3), pp. 375-393. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-022-03-0375

Social Movements and Political Agency in the Digital Age: A Communication Approach
Kavada, A. 2016. Social Movements and Political Agency in the Digital Age: A Communication Approach. Media and Communication . 4 (4), pp. 8-12. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v4i4.691

Book Review: The Data Revolution: Big Data, Open Data, Data Infrastructures and their Consequences
Specht, D. 2015. Book Review: The Data Revolution: Big Data, Open Data, Data Infrastructures and their Consequences. Media, Culture & Society. 37 (7), pp. 1110-1111. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443715596318

Social Media as Conversation: A Manifesto
Kavada, A. 2015. Social Media as Conversation: A Manifesto. Social Media + Society. 1 (1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305115580793

Creating the collective: social media, the Occupy Movement and its constitution as a collective actor
Kavada, A. 2015. Creating the collective: social media, the Occupy Movement and its constitution as a collective actor. Information, Communication & Society. 18 (8), pp. 872-886. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2015.1043318

Transnational Civil Society and Social Movements
Kavada, A. 2014. Transnational Civil Society and Social Movements. in: Wilkins, K.G., Tufte, T. and Obregon, R. (ed.) Handbook of Development Communication & Social Change Chichester Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 351-369

Internet cultures and protest movements: the cultural links between strategy, organizing and online communication
Kavada, A. 2013. Internet cultures and protest movements: the cultural links between strategy, organizing and online communication. in: Cammaerts, B., Mattoni, A. and McCurdy, P. (ed.) Mediation and protest movements London Intellect. pp. 75-94

Engagement, bonding, and identity across multiple platforms: Avaaz on Facebook, YouTube, and MySpace
Kavada, A. 2012. Engagement, bonding, and identity across multiple platforms: Avaaz on Facebook, YouTube, and MySpace. MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research. 28 (52), pp. 28-48.

The Role of the Internet in Current Global Activism
Kavada, A. 2011. The Role of the Internet in Current Global Activism . in: Papathanassopoulos, S. (ed.) Communication and Society from the Twentieth to the Twenty-first Century (Fourth Edition) Athens Kastaniwtis. pp. 392-412

Email lists and participatory democracy in the European Social Forum
Kavada, A. 2010. Email lists and participatory democracy in the European Social Forum. Media, Culture & Society. 32 (3), pp. 355-372. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443709361167

The Future of GI in the 3rd Sector, part of AGI Foresight Report 2020
Specht, D. 2010. The Future of GI in the 3rd Sector, part of AGI Foresight Report 2020. The Association for Geographic Information.

Between individuality and collectiveness: email lists and face-to-face contact in the global justice movement
Kavada, A. 2010. Between individuality and collectiveness: email lists and face-to-face contact in the global justice movement. International Journal of E-Politics. 1 (1), pp. 41-56. https://doi.org/10.4018/jep.2010102203

Activism transforms digital: the social movement perspective
Kavada, A. 2010. Activism transforms digital: the social movement perspective. in: Joyce, M. (ed.) Digital activism decoded: the new mechanism of change New York & Amsterdam International Debate Education Association. pp. 101-118

E-mail lists and the construction of an open and multifaceted identity: the case of the London 2004 European Social Forum
Kavada, A. 2009. E-mail lists and the construction of an open and multifaceted identity: the case of the London 2004 European Social Forum. Information, Communication & Society. 12 (6), pp. 817-839. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691180802304854

The Internet and decentralized architectures: email lists and the organizing process of the European Social Forum
Kavada, A. 2009. The Internet and decentralized architectures: email lists and the organizing process of the European Social Forum. in: Karatzogianni, A. (ed.) Cyber conflict and global politics London Routledge. pp. 188-204

Collective action and the social web: Comparing the architecture of Avaaz.org and Openesf.net
Kavada, A. 2009. Collective action and the social web: Comparing the architecture of Avaaz.org and Openesf.net. in: Carpentier, N., Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt, P., Kilborn, R., Olsson, T., Nieminen, H., Sundin, E. and Nordenstreng, K. (ed.) Communicative approaches to politics and ethics in Europe: The intellectual work of the 2009 European media and communication doctoral summer school Tartu University of Tartu Press. pp. 129-140

Decision-making online and offline: the case of the ‘movement for alternative globalization’
Kavada, A. 2008. Decision-making online and offline: the case of the ‘movement for alternative globalization’. in: Carpentier, N., Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt, P., Nordenstreng, K., Hartmann, M., Vihalemm, P., Cammaerts, B., Nieminen, H. and Olsson, T. (ed.) Democracy, Journalism and Technology: New Developments in an Enlarged Europe: The Intellectual Work of the 2008 ECREA Media and Communication Doctoral Summer School Tartu University of Tartu Press. pp. 217-228

The European Social Forum and the Internet: a case of communications networks and collective action
Kavada, A. 2007. The European Social Forum and the Internet: a case of communications networks and collective action. PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design https://doi.org/10.34737/91y76

Exploring the Role of the Internet in the “Movement for Alternative Globalization”: The case of the Paris 2003 European Social Forum
Kavada, A. 2005. Exploring the Role of the Internet in the “Movement for Alternative Globalization”: The case of the Paris 2003 European Social Forum. Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture. 2 (1), pp. 72-95. https://doi.org/10.16997/wpcc.9

Civil society organisation and the internet: the case of Amnesty International, Oxfam and the World Development Movement
Kavada, A. 2005. Civil society organisation and the internet: the case of Amnesty International, Oxfam and the World Development Movement. in: de Jong, W., Shaw, M. and Stammers, N. (ed.) Global activitism, global media London, UK Pluto Press. pp. 208-222