COLLECTIVE ACTION IN NETWORK AND POLITICAL PERCEPTION OF NETIZENS IN MEXICO

This article analyzes the new forms of network collective action and the political perceptions that Internet users have in Mexico. To achieve this goal, a case study of the #YoSoy132 collective was carried out, which is considered the most important network movement of young people in recent years and one of the main protest groups of the Mexican political system. Through a mixed methodology a network analysis was carried out in order to understand the relationships of the followers of the collective on Twitter and an online survey was applied in order to know the political perceptions of the users. The results show the changes in the modes of social participation in politics as well as the collective conceptions of democracy, politics and freedom resulting from the use of new information and communications technology (ICT).