Liberation Technology: Social Media and the Struggle for Democracy

Author:   Larry Diamond (Director, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University) ,  Marc F. Plattner (Editor, National Endowment for Democracy)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421405681


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   24 September 2012
Recommended Age:   From 13
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Larry Diamond (Director, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University) ,  Marc F. Plattner (Editor, National Endowment for Democracy)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9781421405681


ISBN 10:   1421405687
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   24 September 2012
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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"Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Liberation vs. Control in Cyberspace Chapter 1. Liberation Technology Chapter 2. Liberation vs. Control: The Future of Cyberspace Chapter 3. International Mechanisms of Cyberspace Controls Chapter 4. Whither Internet Control? Part II: Liberation Technology in China Chapter 5. The Battle for the Chinese Internet Chapter 6. China's ""Networked Authoritarianism"" Part III: Liberation Technology in the Middle East Chapter 7. Ushahidi as a Liberation Technology Chapter 8. Egypt and Tunisia: The Role of Digital Media Chapter 9. Circumventing Internet Censorship in the Arab World Chapter 10. Social Media, Dissent, and Iran's Green Movement Part IV: Policy Recommendations Chapter 11. Challenges for International Policy Index"

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Larry Diamond is senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, where he directs the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy. Plattner and Diamond are coeditors of the Journal of Democracy.

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