Name: Friday - Politics, Social Media and the Emerging Urban System
Start: 2013-04-05T09:15:00-0700
End: 2013-04-05T10:35:00-0700

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SPECIAL TRACKS: Burd Track on Media & Urban Life | Urban Issues in Asia & the Pacific Rim ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: 43rd Annual Meeting Committees | UAA Governing Board | UAA Executive Office Staff

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Friday - Politics, Social Media and the Emerging Urban System

Moderator: Robert Warren (University of Delaware)

Social Media and Governance in China: Evolving Dimensions of Transparency, Participation, and Accountability
Robert Warren (University of Delaware), Yingying Zeng
Social Media and Leaderless Social Movement Organizations: Emerging Issues for Urban Studies
John McNutt (University of Delaware), Katherine Boland (Rowan University)
Internet Banging: Trends in Social Media and Gang Violence, Masculinity and Hip Hop
Desmond Patton (University of Michigan), Robert Eschmann (University of Chicago), Dirk Butler (U.S Department of Health and Human Services)

Presenters

Robert Eschmann

Doctoral Student, University of Chicago

Robert D. Eschmann is a fourth year doctoral student studying urban education reform, the geography of poverty, and adolescent experiences with violence, prejudice, and discrimination. He is currently working on several research projects. The first draws from a sample of high achieving... Read More →

Panels

Topic Globalization-International Urban Issues

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