participation can be answered holistically only if the nature of the state is taken into account. Middle East It is with the Arab Spring that the advent of internet activism was acknowledged worldwide. For the first time, the internet was used in mass mobilization of the citizenry To illustrate further, in countries like Egypt and Tunisia, citizens have made effective use of social networks to catalyse the revolution. The success of the Egyptian revolt should also be attributed to the lack of opposition
Compare the political leaders profiled in Susan Lawrence’s article “The New Guard: Five Younger Officials Make Their Way to the Top”. According to Lawrence (1998), the future of China will largely depend on its top leaders. Their priorities, reputations, and ability to get local officials and society at large to support their policies will shape the course of future events. At the vanguard of the group of up-and coming leaders is Hu Jintao, who joined the Communist Party’s most senior body
This media study will define the cultural revolution of the Internet and the interpersonal democratization of new media in the 21st century. The expansion of the Internet in the 2000s defines a new era of greater democratization of social interactions that were not possible through the use of the TV and Radio. In the 20th century, the power of TV and Radio did not provide an interactive platform in which people could share information in a democratic way. The increase use of social networking websites
did not include the installation of a democratic, capitalist economy. At the time Gorbachev implemented Glasnost, he intended for the Communist Party to remain the only party and for the Government to own most of the major enterprises. The democratization, economic liberalization, and eventual collapse of the Soviet Union is commonly attributed to Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms during the period of 1985-1991. This purpose of these reforms is still a trenchant question as the
requirements for this. 3. Substantive Democracy: Procedural democracy + more political rights and civil liberties 4. Democratization: the transformation from a nondemocratic regime to a procedural democracy to a substantive democracy. Either as the first government in a newly independent country or by replacing an authoritarian system in an older one. 5. 3 waves of democratization a) Started in late 1920’s. b) After WWII. Some older democracies deepened the quality of their democratic institutions
Mass media is an extensive word used for all the forms of technology through which information can be disseminated. Mass media refers to the communication devices which are used to converse and interact with a large number of audiences in various ways and languages. It has become an inseparable part of our lives, be it the pictorial messages of the earlier times or the high technology media available today. Apart from entertainment, mass media also is an effective way of communication, spreading
popularization of democracy, there are certain cases in which it did not. In Poland there were a handful of artists that still idealized communism, such as filmmakers like Agnieszka Holland. Although it was an unpopular opinion, a surprisingly number of media shapers held the opinion that art simply thrived better under communism. Upon the emergence of a new wave of political climate in Poland during the late 20th century, many reforms sprouted in the social, economic, and political spheres. Strikingly
Taming Chinese Cyberspace -- a vision from Weibo Yicheng Zhu Reg. No. 110136970 Course: JNL 6032 Media Censorship Course leader: Dr. John Steel Abstract In this essay the recent fashion of Weibo in Chinese media is discussed, especially on the Chinese authorities and government's attitude towards it, moreover and more importantly, the way of how Weibo is being censored is explained. According to previous theories, internet cannot be regarded
The theory of Media Convergence posits that new technologies bring together different mediums and consequently redefine the media environment. According to the theory, changes in communications and information technologies reshape and change everyday life, altering patterns of creation, consumption, learning, and interpersonal interaction. New technology redefines media content and alters human interaction with social institutions such as government, education, and commerce. This paper is highlights
that some effective revolution interrupted and the Soviet hegemony was destroyed, the demand for democracy and freedom was increased and people tried to find their ways to speak out. With the development of technology, mass media emerged to help address the problem. Among the mass media, radios, newspapers, and televisions were extremely prominent because of their high speed way of spreading information and direct expressions of images and sounds. During this period, people tended to believe the news