CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Newton, Steven Creede Sims |
|---|---|
| Title | Satellites, Citizens and the Internet: the Effect of New Media on the Policies of the Palestinian Authority |
| Summary | The effect of New Media in the wave of protests that swept the Arab World in 2011-2012 has generated a large body of scholarly work due to the widespread calls for democratization in a region that had been entirely under the control of authoritarian leaders for decades. However, in the wake of these protest there has been little research into what effect New Media had those countries which did not experience regime change. This paper will examine the impact of New Media on the policies of the Palestinian Authority. It will show that New Media has the potential for an increase in democratic characteristics, i.e. steps towards a more transparent government that listens to the people, even in the absence of successful democratization. |
| Supervisor | Haraszti, Miklos |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/newton_steven.pdf |
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