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The Internet and Political Control in Singapore
Author(s) -
RODAN GARRY
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
political science quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1538-165X
pISSN - 0032-3195
DOI - 10.2307/2657651
Subject(s) - politics , political science , the internet , media studies , american political science , economic history , public administration , sociology , history , law , world wide web , computer science
GARRY RODAN investigates the political implications of the Internet in Singapore, where authorities have embarked on an ambitious attempt to restrain the liberalizing impact of the new technology. His findings contradict popular expectations of the Internet necessarily aiding the erosion of authoritarian rule.