Social Media in the Middle East
The University of Oregon-UNESCO Crossings Institute is proud to be a repository for the work undertaken by UO Professor Damian Radcliffe charting changes in social media habits in the Middle East.
Professor Radcliffe has been producing annual studies on this theme since 2012, the year after the Arab Spring, an event that put the potential potency of social media in the region on the geo-political map. Since 2017, these reports have been co-authored with University of Oregon students. Ph.D. candidate Hadil Abuhmaid has co-authored the past four papers.
Download the latest study: Social Media in the Middle East 2022: A Year in Review
Or read it online below.
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How the Middle East Uses Social Media: 2021 edition
By Damian Radcliffe with Hadil Abuhmaid
Available via University of Oregon Scholars’ Bank, ResearchGate, Academia.edu and SSRN.
How the Middle East used Social Media in 2020
By Damian Radcliffe and Hadil Abuhmaid
Available in English and Arabic from the New Media Academy website. Also available via University of Oregon Scholars’ Bank, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, SlideShare and SSRN.
Social Media in the Middle East: 2019 in review
By Damian Radcliffe and Hadil Abuhmaid
Download from the University of Oregon Scholars’ Bank and SSRN, or view it online via Scribd, SlideShare, Academia.edu and ResearchGate.
State of Social Media, Middle East: 2018
By Damian Radcliffe and Payton Bruni
Download from the University of Oregon Scholars’ Bank, and SSRN, or view it online via Scribd, SlideShare, ResearchGate and Academia.edu.
Social Media in the Middle East, The Story of 2017
By Damian Radcliffe and Amanda Lam
Download the report from the University of Oregon Scholars’ Bank and SSRN, or view it online via Scribd, SlideShare, ResearchGate and Academia.edu.
Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2016
By Damian Radcliffe
Available on University of Oregon Scholars’ Bank, SlideShare, Scribd, Academia.edu, UNESCO / United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Media Literacy Portal, SSRN. or download it here.
Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2015
By Damian Radcliffe
Available via Scribd, SlideShare, University of Oregon Scholars’ Bank, Academia.edu, ResearchGate, SSRN and the UNESCO Media Literacy Portal.
Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2014
By Damian Radcliffe
Also available from Scribd, SlideShare, SSRN, ResearchGate and Academia.edu.