Geoffry L Taubman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4389732 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Geoffry L Taubman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Geoffry L |
| FAMILY NAME | Taubman |
| SIGNATURE | TAUBMAN G L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
State-Sanctioned Surfing, Limited Connectivity, and Varied Access to Cyberspace in Nondemocracies
Nondemocratic regimes—whose rule depends upon the quashing of dissent and the control of information—are acutely concerned about unfettered societal access to the World Wide Web and e-mail. The Internet provides users with powerful means to come into contact with an expansive range of ideologies and data and to disseminate and discuss those findings. Almost without exception, nondemocratic rulers have initiated rigorous efforts to counteract the …
Keeping Out the Internet? Non-Democratic Legitimacy and Access to the Web
Non-democratic and democratic regimes alike have been attracted to the promise of the global information superhighway. However, the Internet contains a number of features which are potentially damaging to the legitimacy of incumbent non-democratic governments. The scope and ease of obtaining information on the World Wide Web provides the means for undermining one of the central pillars of non-democratic rule: centralized control over the domestic…
A Not-So World Wide Web
Can the Internet and nondemocratic rule coexist? A number of key features of the Internet can be corrosive to nondemocracies. In particular, the scope and ease of obtaining information on the Web, as well as the communication capabilities available to users, provide the means for undermining the pillars of nondemocratic rule. Furthermore, the decentralized nature of the Internet complicates the task of state control of the medium. Nevertheless, d…
Nationalism, Loss‐Gain Framing and the Confederate States of America
In recent years, numerous states have become racked with internal secessionist strife. Why have calls for independence by regional subgroupings been heeded even after long periods of inter‐ethnic peace or in regions without any previous history of secessionist activity? I contend that this question can be answered by examining the phenomenon of loss‐gain framing , in which people are motivated to adopt risky stratagems, like secession, due to fea…
A Not-So World Wide Web
Can the Internet and nondemocratic rule coexist? A number of key features of the Internet can be corrosive to nondemocracies. In particular, the scope and ease of obtaining information on the Web, as well as the communication capabilities available to users, provide the means for undermining the pillars of nondemocratic rule. Furthermore, the decentralized nature of the Internet complicates the task of state control of the medium. Nevertheless, d…
Nationalism, Loss‐Gain Framing and the Confederate States of America
In recent years, numerous states have become racked with internal secessionist strife. Why have calls for independence by regional subgroupings been heeded even after long periods of inter‐ethnic peace or in regions without any previous history of secessionist activity? I contend that this question can be answered by examining the phenomenon of loss‐gain framing , in which people are motivated to adopt risky stratagems, like secession, due to fea…
A Not-So World Wide Web
Can the Internet and nondemocratic rule coexist? A number of key features of the Internet can be corrosive to nondemocracies. In particular, the scope and ease of obtaining information on the Web, as well as the communication capabilities available to users, provide the means for undermining the pillars of nondemocratic rule. Furthermore, the decentralized nature of the Internet complicates the task of state control of the medium. Nevertheless, d…
Keeping Out the Internet? Non-Democratic Legitimacy and Access to the Web
Non-democratic and democratic regimes alike have been attracted to the promise of the global information superhighway. However, the Internet contains a number of features which are potentially damaging to the legitimacy of incumbent non-democratic governments. The scope and ease of obtaining information on the World Wide Web provides the means for undermining one of the central pillars of non-democratic rule: centralized control over the domestic…
State-Sanctioned Surfing, Limited Connectivity, and Varied Access to Cyberspace in Nondemocracies
Nondemocratic regimes—whose rule depends upon the quashing of dissent and the control of information—are acutely concerned about unfettered societal access to the World Wide Web and e-mail. The Internet provides users with powerful means to come into contact with an expansive range of ideologies and data and to disseminate and discuss those findings. Almost without exception, nondemocratic rulers have initiated rigorous efforts to counteract the …
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Internet privacy (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · The Internet (3 works) · World Wide Web (3 works) · Business (2 works) · China (2 works)