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Author Oates, Sarah, author

Title Revolution stalled : the political limits of the Internet in the post-Soviet sphere / Sarah Oates
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Series Oxford studies in digital politics
Oxford studies in digital politics.
Contents Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The National Borders of the Internet: How the Russian State Shapes the Global Potential of ICTs; 3. One Nation, Two Audiences: Internet Use and the Media Sphere in Russia; 4. Internet Control in Russia; 5. Russian Parties Online; 6. Parents and Patients: Online Health and Fairness Campaigns in Russia; 7. The Winter of Discontent: Elections, Protests, and the Internet in Russia, 2011-12; 8. Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Summary This study of the Russian Internet explores how, when, and why the Internet challenges leaders in non-free states. Using an analysis of content, community, catalysts, control, and co-optation, 'Revolution Stalled' moves beyond virtual politics to show how the Internet can threaten and defy information hegemony and re-shape societies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from home page (viewed on Apr 24, 2013)
Subject Internet -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation)
Internet -- Access control -- Russia (Federation)
Internet in political campaigns -- Russia (Federation)
Internet -- Access control
Internet in political campaigns
Internet -- Political aspects
Russia (Federation)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199332465
0199332460