I am interested in digital activism to the extent that is is politically transformative, that it can give marginalized political actors more power.  I usually think about this in the progressive context of human rights activists and democracy promoters but, as the case of Internet jihad demonstrates, violent and hyper-conservative marginalized groups are also empowered by the Internet. 

Digital activism is an array of tactics but implies no moral value. I am interested in digital activism because it empowers global progressives, but am I being naive?  Will an equal or greater number of conservative political actors use the Internet to