The Asian values thesis describes the cultural exceptionalism and alternative political
development of East Asia. This study used four rounds of Asian Barometer Survey (ABS) …

Freedom of speech is a core value in free and democratic societies, but its psychological
characteristics are not well understood. Here, we test a model of support for freedom of …

The advent of the Information Revolution is challenging ethicists and policymakers alike to
confront the difficulties caused by the societal integration of technology policy. As a …

Data journalism in Western-centric research has been lauded for its investigative qualities,
capable of bringing to light previously concealed information and enabling the press to play …

Развитие информационного общества трансформирует среду социального
взаимодействия, воздействуя на все стороны человеческой жизни, в том числе на ее …

Freedom of speech and political correctness are recurrent and contentious topics in
contemporary society. The present study (N= 300 North-American adults) aimed to advance …

2 Jeff Kingston protect from the risks of retribution, should they offend those in power through
unfettered reporting about delicate matters or controversial issues. To the extent that media …

Authoritarian governments talk about democracy frequently. Why do they do so? What does
the term democracy mean in an authoritarian political language? This research uses a …

The Asian values thesis argues that a coherent value system endemic to Asian societies is
incompatible with the Western notion of individual human rights and liberal democracy. Past …

The resilience of non-democratic regimes in the past decades demonstrates that some
authoritarian regimes have figured out ways to consolidate regime support without …