The Global Imagination of Protest

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Graffiti last spring on a wall near Tunisia’s interior ministry reading “Thank you, Facebook” was not just praise for a social-media company that had facilitated an uprising. It also celebrated the sense of shared experience that defined the Tunisian revolution – and the many other protests and revolutions that erupted in 2011.

NEW YORK – When graffiti appeared last spring on a wall near Tunisia’s interior ministry reading “Thank you, Facebook,” it was not just praise for a social-media company that had facilitated the country’s uprising. It was also a celebration of the sense of shared experience that defined the Tunisian revolution – and the many other historic protests and revolutions that erupted in 2011.

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