Open Networks, Closed Regimes : the Impact of the Internet on Authoritarian Rule.

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As the Internet diffuses across the globe, many have come to believe that the technology poses an insurmountable threat to authoritarian rule. Grounded in the Internet's early libertarian culture and predicated on anecdotes pulled from diverse political climates, this conventional wisdom has in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kalathil, Shanthi
Otros Autores: Boas, Taylor C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington DC : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2010.
Temas:
Authoritarianism > Case studies.
Internet > Political aspects > Case studies.
Autoritarisme > Études de cas.
Internet > Aspect politique > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
COMPUTERS > Social Aspects > General.
Authoritarianism.
Internet > Political aspects.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:As the Internet diffuses across the globe, many have come to believe that the technology poses an insurmountable threat to authoritarian rule. Grounded in the Internet's early libertarian culture and predicated on anecdotes pulled from diverse political climates, this conventional wisdom has informed the views of policymakers, business leaders, and media pundits alike. Yet few studies have sought to systematically analyze the exact ways in which Internet use may lay the basis for political change. In O pen Networks, Closed Regimes, the authors take a comprehensive look at how a broad.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (235 pages)
ISBN:9780870033315
087003331X

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