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CloseOpen Networks, Closed Regimes
July 9, 2011
Shanthi Kalathil is co-author with Taylor C. Boas of Open Networks, Closed Regimes: The Impact of the Internet on Authoritarian Rule.
The advent of the Internet led many to see it as a force in overthrowing dictatorships. The record, however, has been far more mixed. In this conversation, Shanthi Kalathil explains how both demagogues and democrats can effectively use cyberspace.
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