Digital media and political opposition in authoritarian systems: Russia’s 2011 and 2016 Duma elections
@article{Gainous2018DigitalMA, title={Digital media and political opposition in authoritarian systems: Russia’s 2011 and 2016 Duma elections}, author={Jason Gainous and K. Wagner and C. Ziegler}, journal={Democratization}, year={2018}, volume={25}, pages={209 - 226} }
ABSTRACT The ability of authoritarian regimes to maintain power hinges, in part, on how well they are able to manipulate the flow of information to the masses. While authoritarian states have had success controlling traditional media, the growth of social media over the last decade has created new challenges for such regimes. The Russian experience offers an example of how an authoritarian regime responds to this potential threat. Because of the massive demonstrations surrounding the 2011–2012… CONTINUE READING
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