Emerging media, political protests, and government repression in autocracies and democracies from 1995 to 2012

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12898705
AutoresBritt Christensen (0000-0002-8746-4275, Zayed University, autor correspondente), Jacob Groshek (0000-0002-0437-8719, Boston University)
Ano2019
Volume82
Fascículo8
Páginas685-704
Data de publicação2019-01-30
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Communication Gazette (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1748-0485 • E-ISSN: 1748-0493
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1748048518825323
OpenAlexW2911285187
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas42

This study empirically analyzed the relationships between emerging media as tools in fomenting anti-government protest as well as government repression of political opposition. Using a dataset of 162 democratic and autocratic countries over 18 years, potential differences between these phenomena were examined. The results of a series of analytic models suggest that higher levels of internet and mobile phones are positively associated with more instances of both political protests and political repression, which have increased dramatically in recent years. The differences between democratic and autocratic countries' emerging media and sociopolitical instability trends are explored and discussed

Autocracy · Biology · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political instability · Political repression · Political science · Politics · Psychological repression · Sociology · The Internet · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Media and Politics