ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini membahas peristiwa Revolusi Melati di Tunisia Januari 2011 beserta peranan situs jejaring sosial (social network site) Facebook dalam peristiwa terebut. Skripsi ini merupakan hasil studi pustaka secara intensif. Peranan situs jejaring sosial Facebook sebagai sebuah media massa dan juga sebagai public sphere (ruang publik) alternatif di tengah otoritarianisme rezim pemerintahan Tunisia ditunjukkan melalui pengunggahan video aksi unjuk rasa di Sidi Bouzid melalui situs jejaring sosial Facebook, dan memunculkan sebuah gerakan protes yang spontan tanpa digerakkan oleh paham politik tertentu. Hasil studi pustaka menunjukkan bahwa video yang diunggah pada situs jejaring sosial Facebook memunculkan keragaman isu unjuk rasa yang diusung oleh setiap golongan.

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ABSTRACT
This undergraduate thesis will explain Tunisian's Jasmine Revolution as a historical event and the role of social network site (Facebook) on Tunisian Jasmine Revolution. This research conducted by literature study from mass media such as The Guardian UK and Al Jazeera News English. The role of social network site as an alternative mass media and also public sphere in the middle of authoritarianism, could be seen from some peace protest's video in Sidi Bouzid which being uploaded on Facebook. This video made some similar protest in another region. Issues of another protest after Sidi Bouzid is different. Social network as a tool, has made those protesters to communicate and spread issues and solidarity which bring Tunisia into some social-political change.