9 Creation of a Rural Collective Identity Using International Virtual Community
Introduction
One of the anticipated consequences of social activism is the recognition of newly identified communities. However, communities are not pre-constituted entities dwelling in the realm of civil society and waiting for suitable opportunities to mobilise and promote their projects. In other words, belonging to a social category (marked by class, ethnicity, or region) does not automatically bear a perception of common political visions and projects (Brubaker, 2009), nor mobilise groups and individuals to action. Communities are constituted by social activists through the construction ...
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