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Author Oates, Sarah.

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

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 225 pages)
Series Oxford studies in digital politics
Oxford studies in digital politics.
Contents Introduction -- The national borders of the internet: how the Russian state shapes the global potential of ICTS -- The internet audience in Russia -- Internet control in Russia -- Russian parties on line -- Parents and patients: online health and fairness campaigns in Russia -- The winter of discontent: elections, protests, and the internet in Russia, 2011-12
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 (pages 202-219) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Internet -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation)
Internet -- Access control -- Russia (Federation)
Internet in political campaigns -- Russia (Federation)
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies.
Internet -- Access control
Internet in political campaigns
Internet -- Political aspects
Russia (Federation)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199908875
0199908877
0199332460
9780199332465