Digital propaganda of the Russian government seeks to insulate Putin's leadership from any
domestic challengers and aid in his foreign policy ventures, which increasingly sets Russian …

We explore the capacity for new information and communication technologies (ICTs) to
facilitate crowdsourced elections monitoring. In broad terms, we are interested in digitally …

Digitalization has affected politics in manifold ways, which result from the broad variety of
technologies the term comprises. The Internet and, more recently, social media have, for …

This essay examines the role of civic tech in contemporary Russian governance through a
data-driven analysis of the 'Active Citizen'platform deployed in Moscow. It shows that the …

It is well documented that there has been significant enthusiasm across the globe in respect
of using AI for all forms of social activity. However, the electoral process–the time, place, and …

In 2017, Somali rapper Ilkacase Qays released on Youtube the music video for his track 'Igu
Sawir'(‗ Take my picture '). Clad in a turquoise blue Somalia football team tracksuit, Ilkacase …

1 I would like to thank Ellen Rutten and my co-editors of this volume, Miriam Piegsa and
Benjamin Heurich, for their generous comments on the first draft of this article that helped me …

Venäjästä ei kannata kuvitella liikoja. Kyynisyys on varmin tapa toimia Venäjän kanssa!
Venäjää koskevat perusasiat eivät muutu. Venäjä ja länsimaat ovat kuin naapurit, jotka eivät …

In Uganda, corruption, bribery, low-quality services, the exclusion of citizens from managing
public expenditure and the mobilisation of revenues triggered tax evasion, tax avoidance …

This thesis considers the role of technology in community mobilization in collective action
initiatives in an urban slum. We are specifically interested in how new information and …