Concluding Notes and Ways Forward
摘要
This chapter presents the conclusion and final remarks of the book. It summarizes major findings and provides comparative outlooks between social movement framing theory discussed in previous works and empirical findings about the organizational structure of the 2015 Oromo protest, which serves as a case study to understand social movements in the global south. The chapter concludes that while the Internet played a role in organizing a distinct and multilevel segmented movement structure in the case of the 2015 Oromo protest, it was insufficient to integrate different interpretations of the situation and the beliefs of diverse social groups that might otherwise remain separated without the role of the agency of key movement actors in repressive contexts. Acknowledging the existing gap in studies on digital space and social movement in the global south, the chapter calls for further exploration into the nexus between social movements, the Internet, and freedom of expression. It also suggests future studies on the organizational and leadership structure of intersectional social movements against interconnected repressions in nondemocratic states.