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The ties that bind: Internet communication technologies, networked authoritarianism, and ‘voice’ in the Syrian diaspora

Moss, Dana M.·2018·Globalizations
DOI 10.1080/14747731.2016.1263079
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Internet communication technologies (ICTs) enable diasporas to act transnationally by facilitating ties to their places of origin and providing low-cost ways to mobilize against home-country regimes. However, studies neglect to address how ICTs globalize regimes’ methods of social control and impact anti-regime diasporas. In order to investigate the operation and effects of what I call digitally-enabled transnational repression, this study analyzes data that include original interviews with pro-revolution Syrian activists based in the US and Britain. The findings demonstrate that the presence and tactics of pro-regime agents online during the onset of Syria’s 2011 uprising (i) eroded respondents’ transnational ties and (ii) deterred many from using ICTs to contest the Assad regime. The study shows how networked authoritarianism mitigates diaspora members’ voices and tactics during periods of violent unrest, which is precisely when ICT-enabled activism can aid home-country movements in significant ways. I conclude by discussing implications for the study of authoritarian regimes, diasporas, and transnational dynamics of contention.

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  • Authoritarian states strive to destroy the links between domestic opponents of the regime and international activists.

    “For these reasons, authoritarian states strive to destroy the links between domestic opponents of the regime and international activists (Cooley and Heathershaw 2018; Michaelsen 2018; Moss 2018; Tsourapas 2021).”

    From The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression (2024) · cites this paper as Moss 2018

  • The tools of globalization allow authoritarian states to pursue transnational repression with a broader scope and deeper reach than previously.

    “but the tools of globalization allow authoritarian states to pursue it with a broader scope and deeper reach than previously (see Moss 2018).”

    From The Long Arm and the Iron Fist: Authoritarian Crackdowns and Transnational Repression (2024) · cites this paper as Moss 2018

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Authors
Moss, D. M.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
Moss, Dana M.
ORCID
Moss, Dana M.
Venue
Globalizations
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2016-12-15
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
265-282
ISSN
  • 1474-7731 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-774X
DOI
10.1080/14747731.2016.1263079
OpenAlex
W2567051485
Cited by
181
References
91
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 49 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 50 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4
FWCI
14.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Globalizations (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation’s Doctoral Dissertation Improvement (1433642)
  • University of California
  • Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies’ Research Award
  • Center for the Study of Democracy
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Middle East Politics and Society
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
Keywords
Syrian diaspora, transnational repression, internet communication technologies, digital activism, transnational relations, social control, diaspora mobilization, authoritarian regimes

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