Role of Internet-based information flows and technologies in electoral revolutions: The case of Ukraine's Orange Revolution

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AUTOR(ES) Kevin Desouza , Volodymyr Lysenko
ANO Não informado
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO First Monday
ISSN 1396-0466
E-ISSN 1396-0466
EDITORA University of Illinois
DOI 10.5210/fm.v15i9.2992
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18

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Internet-based information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the information flows they support have played an important role in the advancement of society. In this paper we investigate the role of Internet-based ICTs in electoral revolutions. Employing a case study approach, we examine the part played by ICTs during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine (2000-2004). Roles and activities of the dissenters, as well as their associates, the incumbent authorities and their allies are analyzed with regard to Internet-based technologies during the electoral revolution in Ukraine. The case of the Orange Revolution is particularly salient, as even though only one-two percent of the Ukrainian population had access to the Internet, this was sufficient to mobilize the citizens towards an eventually successful revolution. This paper lays the groundwork for further investigations into use of ICTs by political dissenters.

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