Authoritarianism is in the ascendancy across the globe, with digital technologies being used
by both governments and non-state actors to repress rights and freedoms. Competing terms …

In this study, we conducted an online survey (N= 447) to understand the impact of perceived
surveillance on online political participation. Using the Spiral of Silence theory and …

Information matters to us. Whether recorded, recoded, or unregistered, information co-
shapes our present and our becoming. This book advances new views on information and …

Although the InformationTechnologyAgreement (ITA) in theWorldTrade Organization (WTO)
is a sector agreement tailored for the fast-moving ICT industry, the signatories have failed to …

This article examines digital surveillance in Ethiopia under the repressive EPRDF regime. It
considers the EPRDF's responses to the Authoritarian Dilemma, in which repressive leaders …

With the rise of 'Internet behemoths' and the surveillance of increasingly personal domains
there is a trend toward questioning life online. This paper draws attention to hacking …

This chapter introduces the concept of digital authoritarianism, discusses the relevant
literature, and identifies the significant gap in the literature on both digital authoritarianism in …

World's Internet market is dominated by the companies based in United States, but fast
growing Chinese companies try to challenge them, and already took the second position …

Purpose This paper aims to investigate China's policy on digital trade with the objective to
highlight the rationales behind such policy. Design/methodology/approach China's policy on …

The contemporary expansion of authoritarian regimes into digital platforms poses significant
challenges to democratic values and human rights, including free speech. This chapter …