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Is Digital Resistance Reshaping the Public Sphere? Patrick P. Meier The Fletcher School at Tufts & Berkman Center, Harvard University
1. Examples…
DigiActive
Philippines ‘01 - “Coup de Text” DigiActive
Philippines ‘01 - “Coup de Text” Spain ‘04 - “The Night of SMS” DigiActive
Philippines ‘01 - “Coup de Text” Pakistan ‘07 - “Flash Protests” DigiActive Spain ‘04 - “The Night of SMS”
Philippines ‘01 - “Coup de Text” Tibet - “Media Blackout?” Spain ‘04 - “The Night of SMS” Pakistan ‘07 - “Flash Protests”
Tibet - “Media Blackout?” Morocco ‘08 - “Exposing Abuse” Spain ‘04 - “The Night of SMS” Pakistan ‘07 - “Flash Protests”
Tibet - “Media Blackout?” Morocco ‘08 - “Exposing Abuse” Egypt - “Exposing Torture” Pakistan ‘07 - “Flash Protests”
Tibet - “Media Blackout?” Morocco ‘08 - “Exposing Abuse” China - “Live-Twittered Arrest” Egypt - “Exposing Torture”
2. Question…
ICT a statistically significant predictor of protests events?
3. Previous studies…
Data-driven
Data-driven Eyck 2001
Data-driven Eyck 2001 Stodden and Meier 2008
Data-driven Eyck 2001 Stodden and Meier 2008
4. Data…
Parameters
Parameters Protests ICTs Controls
Parameters Protests ICTs Controls Time period 1990-2007 country-year
Parameters Protests ICTs Controls Time period 1990-2007 country-year 22 regimes
Graphs
Graphs Protests
Graphs Protests Internet
Graphs Protests Internet Mobiles
Summary Stats N = 396
5. Methods…
Regressions
Regressions y i,t   =    i  +   1   Int i,t  +  2   Mob i,t  +   3  Land i,t  +  4   Autoc i,t  +   5   Unemp i,t  +  6   GDP i,t  +  i,t
Regressions Observed  vs  Projected
Observed  vs  Projected F i   =  y obs,i   -  y model,i
6. Findings…
Results* *preliminary, subject to change
Results* Internet -0.12 (0.03) 99% sig level
Results* Internet -0.12 (0.03) 99% sig level  Mobiles -0.06 (0.06) not significant
Results* Internet -0.12 (0.03) 99% sig level  Mobiles -0.06 (0.06) not significant Other  variables not significant
Results* Rsq = 0.613 Rsq = 0.155
6. Conclusion & Next
Thoughts Why?
Thoughts Why? Other methods?
Thoughts Why? Other methods? Field  research!
Thank You [email_address] www. iRevolution .wordpress.com <- blog Twitter @patrickmeier

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Digital Resistance in Repressive Regimes

Editor's Notes

  1. First chapter of dissertation Numerous qualitative case studies and even more anecdotes on digital media in repressive regimes What does this all add up to? Can we start measuring the aggregate impact of digital activism on repressive rule? Does digital resistance, that is, digital activism applied to strategic nonviolent action, threatening repressive regimes? Is digital resistance reshaping the public sphere? How can analyze quantitatively the qualitative, anecdotal impact of digital resistance, or lack thereof?