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Author(s): Jude, Amakom Chidiebele
Advisor: Accornero, Guya
Date: 3-Dec-2025
Title: From hashtags to the streets: Exploring the role of social media in the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria
Reference: Jude, A. C. (2025). From hashtags to the streets: Exploring the role of social media in the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria [Dissertação de mestrado, Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa]. Repositório Iscte. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/36283
Keywords: #EndSARS
Media sociais -- Social media
Digital activism
Police brutality
State repression
Youth mobilization
Nigeria
Ativismo digital
Brutalidade policial
Repressão estatal
Mobilização juvenil
Nigéria
Abstract: This study investigates the role of social media in the #EndSars protest in Nigeria. As a study that addresses the condition of protest with a view to state repression, police brutality, the study adopts a mixed research methodology adopting an online survey and a semi structured interview season. The survey recorded 60 respondents and interviews were conducted with 10 individuals who are participants of the EndSARS protest. The research reveals that X and Instagram are at the core of the protest organization, highlighting the double-edged character of power and vulnerability in the digital space of protest. The study also revealed that the connection to the framing of police brutality issue and the impact of social media in shaping people’s opinions on the matter.
Este estudo investiga o papel das redes sociais no protesto #EndSARS na Nigéria. Sendo um trabalho que analisa as condições do protesto em relação à repressão estatal e à brutalidade policial, a investigação adota uma metodologia mista, combinando um inquérito online e entrevistas semiestruturadas. O inquérito contou com 60 respondentes e foram realizadas entrevistas com 10 participantes do protesto #EndSARS. A investigação revela que o X e o Instagram estiveram no centro da organização do protesto, evidenciando o caráter ambivalente de poder e vulnerabilidade no espaço digital da contestação. O estudo também demonstrou a ligação entre a construção discursiva da questão da brutalidade policial e o impacto das redes sociais na formação das opiniões públicas sobre o tema.
Department: Departamento de Sociologia
Degree: Mestrado em Sociologia
Peerreviewed: yes
Access type: Open Access
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