Here is an initial list of papers and articles on the use of mobile phones for activism. It includes research papers, presentations and commentaries.
If you know of other links, please comment and post them there for inclusion in the next installment.
- Mobile Phones and Fahamu: An Evolution in Political Communication by Redante Asuncion Reed, 2007
- Mobile phone activism in South Africa (a podcast), 2007
- How to Run a Mobile Advocacy Campaign (and how not to) by Katrin Verclas, 2007
- Draft paper on mobile phones and activism by Ethan Zuckerman, 2007
- Mobile phone activism, Greenpeace Japan’s mobile guide to GMO-free shopping, 2007
- Cell Phones and Politics: Republican Mobile Activism in the 2006 Elections by e.politics Mobile Media In 21st Century Politics White Paper by New Politics Institute, 2006
- Did you get the one about the politician on your phone by Bonnie Bogle, 2006
- Women in Mobile 11 – Trixie Concepcion by m-trends, 2006
- MobileActive Stategy Guide to Using Mobile Phones in Civic Campaigns by Mobileactive, 2006
- Security Guide for Mobile Activists: Checklist and Tips by Mobileactive, 2006
- Telephony and Activism by Anarchogeek, 2006
- TXTPower brings gospel of mobile activism to Hong Kong’s anti-WTO protests by Tonyo Cruz, 2005
- MobileActive: Going Beyond the Mobile Buzz by Justin Oberman, 2005
- Cell Phones for Campaigns – Stories from Mobileactive by Aspiration, 2005
- An introduction to activism on the Internet by John Emerson, 2005
Very noteworthy are three guides by Mobileactive which you may get here:
Strategy Guide #1, Using Mobile Phones in Electoral and Voter Registration Campaigns
Strategy Guide #2: Using Mobile Phones in Advocacy Campaigns
Strategy Guide #3: Mobile Phones in Fundraising Campaigns