The rise of digital repression : how technology is reshaping power, politics, and resistance /

Advances in artificial intelligence, mass surveillance, disinformation, facial recognition, and censorship are transforming how authoritarian leaders advance their repressive agendas. This is leading to a fundamental reshaping of the relationship between citizen and state. In 'The Rise of Digit...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Feldstein, Steven
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Zusammenfassung:
Advances in artificial intelligence, mass surveillance, disinformation, facial recognition, and censorship are transforming how authoritarian leaders advance their repressive agendas. This is leading to a fundamental reshaping of the relationship between citizen and state. In 'The Rise of Digital Repression', Steven Feldstein presents new field research from Thailand, the Philippines, and Ethiopia to hightlight how governments pursue digital strategies of repression based on a range of factors: ongoing levels of repression, leadership, state capacity, and technological development.
Umfang:
1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2021.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-005751-3
0-19-005752-1
0-19-005750-5
Schlagworte:
Technology and state.
Political persecution.
Authoritarianism.
Social media.
new technology.
digital technology.
social media.
political system.
repression.
democracy.
authoritarian regime.
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