[ecrea] New Book: Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy

>Dear Friends and Colleagues:  My new book, "Digital Origins of Dictatorship=
>  and Democracy:  Information Technology and Political Islam" has just been =
>published by Oxford University Press.
>
>"Digital Origins" investigates the impact of digital technologies on civic =
>life in countries with significant Muslim communities.  The book uses some =
>innovative comparative methods to look at how technologies like the mobile =
>phone and internet have changed the very meaning of citizenship.  There are=
>  chapters on state capacity, political parties, journalism and civil societ=
>y.  There is also, as you might expect, a chapter on how new technologies m=
>ake some dictators better dictators.  But on the whole the prognosis is goo=
>d:  in the last 15 years, technology diffusion trends have contributed to c=
>lear political outcomes, and digital media have become a key ingredient in =
>the modern recipe for democratization.
>
>I'd value your feedback because even though the book is done I hope to cont=
>inue the work through my Project on Information Technology and Political Is=
>lam.  You can find some sample chapters, and links to other kinds of resear=
>ch, on the project website:
>
>www.pITPI.org
>
>I hope you will consider reading the book and forwarding this blurb to peop=
>le who might be interested in the topic.
>
>Best,
>Phil
>
>Dr. Philip N. Howard
>Associate Professor
>Department of Communication
>Jackson School of International Studies
>Information School
>University of Washington
>

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