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The Internet and Political Change

- April 12, 2012

Instead of the internet promoting fundamental political change, it seems to reinforce political change in countries that already have at least some level of democratic freedoms. Internet use is a less effective means to mobilize citizens for democracy in extremely authoritarian countries.

That’s Erik Nisbet, commenting on a new study with Elizabeth Stoycheff and Katy Pearce.  The piece is here.  It is part of an entire issue of the Journal of Communication on the internet, social media, and political change.  The issue is available outside the paywall for the next month.  The issue also includes the published version of the study that guest-blogger Catie Bailard described in her earlier post.

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