Social mobilization in digital environments: a review of Spanish-language scientific production in the 21st century

Abstract

This research is an approach to the trends of scientific production in Spanish in the 21st century on the relationship between social movements and the digital ecosystem driven by the Internet. This is a documentary review of scientific journal articles in Spanish, tracked in Open Access databases. In a review of one hundred and fourteen articles, with a longitudinal design, a quantitative interpretation of the temporal evolution of the trends was carried out, to then offer a qualitative look focused on three key moments of the period studied. The conclusions express a progressive recognition of the academy in the formation of spaces for social interaction with influence on activism and mobilization, from platforms such as Facebook, this being one of the most studied during the second decade. There is a growing look towards student mobilization and feminist collective actions, in a context stimulated by Chile and Spain. The progressive use of research techniques associated with discourse review consolidates the recognition of digital platforms as potential registration centers to interpret social mobilization, with categories derived from political science and communication.