The Impact of the Internet on Authoritarian Rule
by
Shanthi Kalathil, Taylor C. Boas
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
As the Internet diffuses across the globe, many have come to believe that the technology poses an insurmountable threat to authoritarian rule. Grounded in the Internet's early libertarian culture and predicated on anecdotes pulled from diverse political climates, this conventional wisdom has informed...