This project is undertaken under the auspices of the Democracy Team at Demos.

WELCOME TO SOCIALMEDIA4SOCIALCHANGE.PBWIKI.COM

This wiki is intended to serve as a hub of information about the impact that a wide variety of social media tools are having on social change efforts.  In addition to quantatitive and qualitative research on the effect and impact of these tools on efforts, we have also included here descriptive books, papers and articles on the ways the social media are affecting how we connect with one another around causes, plus links to sites and resources that provide "how-to" help.  The site is a work in progress, so please pardon its appearance, and feel free to jump in and add resources!

Research on Using Social Media for Social Change

Descriptive Books, Papers, Articles on the Evolving Use of Social Media on Social Change

Participation Through Social Media

Research on Virtual Communities

Impact of Social Media on Other Sector Industries

Additional References

Graphs and Charts

Resources and Sites

Power Shifting Index

Questions/Comments can be directed to allie.sommer@duke.edu