Open Networks, Closed Regimes: The Impact of the Internet on Authoritarian Rule
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Excerpts from the book. The authors offer the most comprehensive and thought-provoking work on the presumption that the Internet will pose a grave threat to authoritarian regimes.
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Corporate actions may be compelled through state ownership structures, domestic laws, or orders to private telecom companies to restrict specific topics or cut access to citizens.
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- Authors
- Kalathil, S., & Boas, T. C.
- ORCID
- Boas, Taylor C.
- Venue
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace eBooks
- Published
- 2010-11-01
- OpenAlex
- W1967064175
- Cited by
- 96
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- 0
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- FWCI
- 7.21
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Keywords
- internet, authoritarian regimes, internet governance, digital authoritarianism, open networks, internet regulation
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