Publication
Sep 2010
The authors argue that the debate about the political effects of new media has been dominated by an overly general clash between cyber-optimists and pessimists. A more rigorous way of thinking about the possible effects of new media on political conflict suggests five distinct levels of analysis: individual attitudes and competencies; inter-group relations, such as polarization or bridge-building; collective action, such as protest activity or electoral mobilization; regime responses; and external attention. This report seeks to generate new directions for new media research and policy.
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Author | Sean Aday, Henry Farrell, Marc Lynch, John Sides |
Series | USIP Special Reports |
Issue | 250 |
Publisher | United States Institute of Peace (USIP) |
Copyright | © 2010 United States Institute of Peace (USIP) |