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Opening Closed Regimes: Civil Society, Information Infrastructure, and Political Islam
In: Digital Media and Political Engagement Worldwide: A Comparative Study
New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 200-220
"Ruling elites often try to co-opt civil society groups, and in times of political or military crises they can attempt to control the national information infrastructure. But a defining feature of civil society is independence from the authority of the state, even in countries such as Saudi Arabia a
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Politik vermitteln: Legitimationsfragen in der Demokratie
Schwalbach: Wochenschau-Verlag (2012), 108 pp.
"In Zeiten der Globalisierung, in denen Komplexität und Vernetzung immer mehr zunehmen, sind politische Inhalte und politische Prozesse kaum noch zu durchschauen und die Schwierigkeiten "der Politik" diese zu vermitteln, scheinen zunehmend größer zu werden. Gelingt die Politikvermittlung jedoch n
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Free Space of Expression: New Media and Thailand's Politics
Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2012), 72 pp.
"The rise of new media in Thailand has occurred during one of the toughest periods in Thailand’s recent political history. A political crisis since 2005 has created an increasingly divided society. Whilst Thailand’s press freedom was previously considered “free,” existing political challenge
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A Buzz in Cyberspace, But no Net-Revolution: The Role of the Internet in Singapore’s 2011 Elections
Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2012), 44 pp.
"The May 2011 general election has been the most contested and most discussed in Singapore’s history. Prior to the polls, the government relaxed the rules on election campaigning in the Internet. For the first time in the highly wired city-state with its tech-savvy population of 5 million people,
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Digital Media and Political Engagement Worldwide: A Comparative Study
New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), xv, 287 pp.
"This book focuses on the impact of digital media use for political engagement across varied geographic and political contexts, using a diversity of methodological approaches and datasets. The book addresses an important gap in the contemporary literature on digital politics, identifying context dep
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Mucho ciberactivismo ... pocos votos: Antanas Mockus y el Partido Verde colombiano
Nueva Sociedad, issue 235 (2011), pp. 74-89
"El ex-alcalde de Bogotá Antanas Mockus y su «ola verde» constituyeron un auténtico caso de ciberactivismo en la campaña presidencial colombiana de 2010. Una ilusión democrática creada en internet convocó a jóvenes y ciudadanos sofisticados a cambiar un país sobre la base de la promesa de
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Predicting Political Discussion in a Censored Virtual Environment
Political Communication, volume 28, issue 3 (2011), pp. 341-356
"Contrary to the optimistic view that the Internet would promote democracy in authoritarian countries like China, the pervasive political apathy among younger generations calls for a closer examination of micro-level individual political participation. This study contributes to the nascent body of e
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From Steamed Bun to Grass Mud Horse: E Gao as Alternative Political Discourse on the Chinese Internet
Global Media and Communication, volume 7, issue 1 (2011), pp. 33-51
"This article examines e gao (online spoofs) as a popular form of political expression which has recently emerged on the Chinese internet. I first introduce a cultural approach to internet-mediated political communication that emphasizes discursive integration and the mutual constitution of communic
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Política e Internet en América Latina
Diálogo Político, volume 28, issue 2 (2011), pp. 13-121
Can it Tweet its Way to Democracy? The Promise of Participatory Media in Africa
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2011), 103 pp.
Offers a policy-focused overview of the state of online political participatory media in Tunisia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Uganda.
Bürger online: Die Entwicklung der politischen Online-Kommunikation in Deutschland
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2011), 345 pp.
"Wie hat das Internet die individuelle politische Kommunikation von Bürgerinnen und Bürgern verändert? Und welche konkreten Entwicklungen sind zu beobachten? Das von 2002 bis 2009 laufende DFG-Projekt »Politische Online-Kommunikation« geht diesen Fragen nach: Auf der Grundlage einer breit angel
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The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and Political Islam
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2010), xii, 285 pp.
"Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people ar
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Asien und das Internet
Hamburg: Institut für Asienkunde (2002), 254 pp.
Internet und Politik in Lateinamerika: Costa Rica
Frankfurt am Main: Vervuert (2002), 82 pp.
