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Die Entfaltung der E-Demokratie
"Die Entfaltung der E-Demokratie legt die Probleme der demokratischen Praxis in Südkorea offen: da sich die Bürger durch die politischen Institutionen nicht repräsentiert fühlen, suchen sie neue Wege, ihre Meinung zu äußern. Dabei sind die Netizens den politischen Akteuren und staatlichen Stel
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#newactors, #oldproblems: How the Digital Sphere is Changing the Information Process and the Media Landscape in Africa
KAS International Reports, volume 31, issue 8 (2015), pp. 6-20
"Blogs and online content contribute significantly to opinion diversity in Africa today. Because of that, they are increasingly monitored by federal agencies, which aim to more strictly define the grey zone between journalism, blog-writing and opinion stating in social media. It is especially agains
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In Search of Local Knowledge on ICTs in Africa
Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, volume 4, issue 1 (35) (2015), pp. 1-15
"This article explores whether, and to what extent, local knowledge features in research on the role of ICTs in statebuilding and peacebuilding in Africa, with a particular focus on neighboring Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia. We question whether the claims of the transformative power of ICTs are backe
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Media, Revolution and Politics in Egypt: The Story of an Uprising
London: Tauris; Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2015), 276 pp.
"The Story of an Uprising examines the political and media dynamic in pre-and post-revolution Egypt and what it could mean for the country's democratic transition. We follow events through the period leading up to the 2011 revolution, eighteen days of uprising, military rule, an elected president's
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Facebook, Twitter & Co.: Die politische Rolle sozialer Netzwerkmedien
"Mit Blick auf die Rolle sozialer Netzwerkmedien in arabischen Gesellschaften lässt sich resümierend festhalten, dass durch deren vielfältige Nutzungsmöglichkeiten während Protestphasen und unter den restriktiven Bedingungen autoritärer Herrschaft übergreifende bürgerschaftliche Identitäten
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Study of Internet Connected Cambodians: Perceptions of Online Freedom of Expression and Political Engagement
Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) (2015), 34 pp.
"Data for this report were gathered through an electronic survey of 895 Cambodian Internet users conducted from March 12 to 18, 2015, as well as through three follow-up focus group discussions [...] Cambodians find the Internet to be useful for personal, professional and civic interests, with the ma
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Social Media and Political Participation
Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2014), 35 pp.
"The study will begin by defining and classifying social media and will go on to explain the reach and role of these media in developing contexts, in particular when used for political communication, interaction and decision-making processes. In a second chapter, risks and benefits of social media a
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Citizen Engagement and Public Services in the Arab World: The Potential of Social Media
Arab Social Media Report (Dubai School of Government), volume 6 (2014), 51 pp.
"The survey administered for this issue measures public attitudes and perceptions towards the adoption of social media by Arab governments for the purpose of public service delivery. Respondents were asked about their usage of government social media pages, their perceptions of benefits and risks in
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The Internet and Democracy Building in Lusophone African Countries
Farnham: Ashgate (2014), xi,185 pp.
The Internet and Democracy
"To conclude, it is helpful to consider the work reviewed here under the headings provided by Beetham (2002)'s definition of democracy: popular control, and political equality. With respect to popular control, it seems to be the case that the Internet facilitates a "way in" for citizens in a democra
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Online Journalism in Africa: Trends, Practices and Emerging Cultures
London; New York: Routledge (2014), x, 273 pp.
Political Criticism from the Soviet Kitchen to the Russian Internet: A Comparative Analysis of Russian Media Coverage of the December 2011 Election Protests
Journal of Communication Inquiry, volume 38, issue 2 (2014), pp. 95-112
"The election protests in Moscow in December 2011 signified an important moment for Russian society. Political dissent, historically reserved for the private domain of Soviet kitchens and in recent years to the regulation-free space of the Russian Internet (RuNet), entered the public space of Moscow
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Learning by Clicking: An Experiment with Social Media Democracy in Indonesia
International Communication Gazette, volume 76, issue 4-5 (2014), pp. 425-439
"This article revisits the current interplay between the government, the market, civil society, and the media in contemporary Indonesian political communication. Previous research showed a striking increase in the numbers of both Internet and social media users as well as cases of social media influ
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Protest per Handycam: Die Grüne Bewegung im Iran
Marburg: Tectum (2014), 131 pp.
"Die 'Grüne Bewegung', die Protestbewegung infolge der iranischen Präsidentschaftswahlen, machte im Sommer 2009 international Schlagzeilen. Das Mobiltelefon wurde dabei zum Symbol und zur Waffe des Volkes: Mit Handyfotos und -videos wurde das brutale Vorgehen der iranischen Machthaber gegen die Be
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"Citizen Journalism" in the Syrian Uprising: Problematizing Western Narratives in a Local Context
Communication Theory, volume 24, issue 4 (2014), pp. 435-454
"This article analyzes the term 'citizen journalism' against the backdrop of the Arab uprisings in order to show how it overlooks the local context of digital media practices. The first part examines videos emanating from Syria to illustrate how they blur the lines between acts of witnessing, report
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Social Media and E-Democracy in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Savannah, Ga.: Twentieth Americas Conference on Information Systems (2014), 9 pp.
"This paper examines the extent social media is enabling e-democracy in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The study conducts an interpretative case study approach interviewing active social media users, political actors, civil servants, civilians, civil society actors and tertiary students. The stu
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Social Media and Civic Participation: Literature Review and Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh and Palestinian Territories
London: BBC Media Action; London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2013), 55 pp.
"Highlights the findings of the LSE students’ work undertaken between October 2012 and March 2013: a literature review and analysis of BBC Media Action data from Palestinian Territories and Bangladesh on use of social media and civic participation. Findings include: Use of social media is positive
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Democracy's Fourth Wave? Digital Media and the Arab Spring
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2013), xiv, 145 pp.
"Philip N. Howard and Muzammil M. Hussain examine the complex role of the Internet, mobile phones, and social networking applications in the Arab Spring. Examining digital media access, level of grievance, and levels of protest for popular democratization in 16 countries in the Middle East and North
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Cyberactivism in the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions: Potentials, Limitations, Overlaps and Divergences
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2013), pp. 69-86
"This article discusses the role of ‘cyberactivism’ or the role played by new media in paving the way for political transformation, in both the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions of 2011. It starts with a discussion of the potentials of cyberactivism in both of these revolutions, especially how t
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Wir sind die Medien: Internet und politischer Wandel in Iran
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2013), 350 pp.
