Essays about: "digital repression"
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6. 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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7. Social Media for Social Change: A Case Study of Online News Consumption among the Zimbabwean Diaspora in Botswana
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Around 1 in 4 Zimbabweans lives outside their home country, with the majority of these having emigrated between 2000-2010 due to economic instability and political repression. The emergence of new technologies and social media means that the 4-5 million members of the diaspora scattered around the world are now connected to the families and friends they left behind, as well as to each other, via an extensive web of online communications networks, which remain engaged in politics by discussing political issues relating to their homeland. READ MORE
