Essays about: "Authoritarian Tools"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Authoritarian Tools.
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1. The Persistence of Support for the Ruling Party in Singapore: A Study of Competitive Authoritarianism
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates the reasons behind the continuation of legitimisation for the ruling party in Singapore, despite its undemocratic practices. The main hypothesis is that the ruling party has effectively utilised competitive authoritarianism, which involves the use of manipulation and repression to maintain control over the public and convince or pressure them to vote for the party. READ MORE
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2. THE CONTRADICTORY ROLE OF THE INTERNET IN AUTOCRACIES Exploring differences between reactive and proactive online repression
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Ever since the early days of the Internet the “freedom of the Internet” has been a subject for debate. Is it characterized by an anti-authoritarian ideology that fosters public dissent and challenges the authoritarian rule? Or are autocrats using modern technology for their own illiberal purposes? Recent research argues that viewing modern communication technology as inherently liberative or repressive undermines the fact that the Internet functions in a constantly evolving political context. READ MORE
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3. The double-edged sword? A quantitative analysis of authoritarian stability in the digital context.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Ever since its introduction the relationship between the modern information and communication technologies (ICTs) and authoritarian stability has been a topic of discussion. We have witnessed how the tools these technologies brought with them have been used to mobilize protest and topple dictators, at the same time we are seeing how authoritarian leaders use the technologies for the benefit of their own through enhancing surveillance and propaganda efforts. READ MORE
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4. Benford’s Law: Analysis of the trustworthiness of COVID-19 reporting in the context of different political regimes
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : In order for governments and demographers to, among other things, design policies and pensionplans, as well as for insurance companies to offer policies that serve general public, having reliable mortality data plays a crucial role. The academic world works actively in developing tools (models and methods) that can, based on collected mortality data, forecast future death rates in the observed population. READ MORE
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5. Promoting digital authoritarianism : A study of China’s Digital Silk Road
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : China’s influence is increasing steadily in all corners of the world. One of China’s foreign policy goals is to become a technological superpower by 2025. An important part of that goal is the Digital Silk Road (DSR), a sub-project to China’s massive infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative. READ MORE
