Internet as freedom – does the internet enhance the freedoms people enjoy?

Perez, YaelValerie; Ben-David, Yahel

doi:10.1080/02681102.2011.643203

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“…These results, when combined, suggest the existence of a possible association between Internet diffusion and voice and accountability where Internet diffusion is the predictor instead of the criterion. This expectation is generally consistent with qualitative studies conducted by Pirannejad (2011) in Iran and Perez and Ben-David (2012) in India, as well as with a survey-based study conducted by Cuillier and Piotrowski (2009). This expectation is formalized through hypothesis H1; which, like the other hypotheses guiding our investigation, is framed within the context of Latin American and sub-Saharan African countries.…”

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“…While these initiatives can themselves help to reduce government corruption (Shim & Eom, 2008, one of the most promising ways in which diffusion of Internet access (i.e. "Internet diffusion") can mitigate government corruption may be by increasing the extent to which a country's citizens are able to participate in the country's governance by examining several aspects of a country's political processes; including civil liberties, political rights, and a free media (Jakopin & Klein, 2011;Perez & Ben-David, 2012).…”

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The Mediating Role of Voice and Accountability in the Relationship Between Internet Diffusion and Government Corruption in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa

Kock

Gaskins

2013

Information Technology for Development

107

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We examine relationships among Internet diffusion, voice and accountability, and government corruption based on data from 24 Latin American and 23 sub-Saharan African countries from 2006 to 2010. Our study suggests that greater levels of Internet diffusion are associated with greater levels of voice and accountability and that greater levels of voice and accountability are associated with lower levels of government corruption. Also, there seems to be an overall relationship between Internet diffusion and government corruption, which is primarily indirect and mediated by voice and accountability. Our study builds on modernization theory, and employs the method of robust path analysis, implemented through the software WarpPLS. Policy-makers in developing countries aiming at increasing voice and accountability at the national level, and thus the degree to which their citizens participate in the country's governance, should strongly consider initiatives that broaden Internet access in their countries.

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The Mediating Role of Voice and Accountability in the Relationship Between Internet Diffusion and Government Corruption in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa

Kock

Gaskins

2013

Information Technology for Development

107

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“…Virtual spaces allow for constant co-construction of identities, a phenomenon widely observed among migrants (Chan, 2005). Political exiles and transnational migrants' use of internet to preserve their cultural identity against the incursions from outside world (Bernal, 2006;Perez & Ben-David, 2012). Previous research has produced mixed results when examining the link between ethnic identity and acculturation (Jeffres & Hur, 1981).…”

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Impact of mobile phone on the acculturation of South Asian migrant workers in Singapore

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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION ………………………………………… Civil society and low-skilled migrant population in Singapore ……………… Cultural similarities and differences ………………………………………….. Migrant class differences and acculturation ………………………………….. Acculturation and mobile phones …………………………………………….. CHAPTER TWO SOCIAL SCIENCE OF TECHNOLOGY ………………. Debates on technological determinism and social constructivism …………… Migrants, mobile communication and mobile phone appropriation …………. Mobile phones and functional benefits for migrants ………………….

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Information Interference as a Phenomenon of the Contemporary International Policy Subjects Activity

Володенков

2020

Vestn. Volgogr. gos. univ., Ser. 4, Istor. regionoved. mezdunar

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Introduction. The author aims to analyze the phenomenon of information interference with national political processes in the conditions of the contemporary information society and the evolution of the Internet as a space of political communications. The article shows that the digital information intervention is relevant and at the same time, a complex multidimensional phenomenon of contemporary politics. In many respects, the potential of the digital interference phenomenon is closely related to the essential features of functioning and the transformation of the contemporary Internet, which has been actively used when changing political regimes in many countries. The problem of information security and sovereignty of the present state on the Internet is becoming one of the most urgent in the conditions of the rapid development of information and communication technologies. Methods and materials. The issues identified in the article are investigated using the methods of comparative, structural-functional and normative analysis, included observation, as well as the case-study method. The method of scientific forecasting and scripting techniques has allowed to form a scenario for the effective settlement of international conflicts in the field of information security. The empirical base of the study is reports of foreign experts, official materials of state authorities of the Russian Federation and foreign countries, reports of Freedom House international organization, official speeches and statements by the heads of state on the issues outlined in the work. Analysis. Countering external information expansion is becoming one of the most critical tasks of effective political governance at the state level to preserve the sovereignty of the national political communication space, including domestic segments of the Internet. The initiatives of states to form the sovereign national segments of the Internet space are, on the one hand, an attempt to protect their political systems from external influence and invasion, to ensure their own political stability, and on the other hand, they create risks for the democratic potential of the Internet. The article substantiates the thesis that the phenomenon of interference in elections in actual practice often becomes not so much an objective process as an instrument of information warfare, mass political propaganda and discrediting political opponents, a manipulative tool that can be actively used not only by authoritarian regimes with a low level of democratic development. Results. The study shows that differences in understanding and defining the essence of the Internet by various countries give rise to a significant potential for political conflicts on a global scale. This circumstance leads the author to the conclusion that it is necessary to form international institutions capable of preventing and regulating information conflicts in the Internet space, as well as reducing global political risks (including risks associated with potential interference in the electoral process of sovereign states). The implementation of this scenario will allow forming a collective responsibility in the functioning of the global Internet.

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Internet as freedom – does the internet enhance the freedoms people enjoy?

Cited by 5 publications

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The Mediating Role of Voice and Accountability in the Relationship Between Internet Diffusion and Government Corruption in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa

The Mediating Role of Voice and Accountability in the Relationship Between Internet Diffusion and Government Corruption in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa

Impact of mobile phone on the acculturation of South Asian migrant workers in Singapore

Information Interference as a Phenomenon of the Contemporary International Policy Subjects Activity

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