Digital Technologies and Activism in Authoritarian Contexts and Beyond
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Authoritarianism
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China
civil society
Cyberspace
Digital activism
Digital authoritarianism
Digital manipulation
Digital technologies
Disinformation
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Government and opposition
Hacktivism
India
Internet
Middle East
Nigeria
Online activism
Smart cities
Social media
surveillance
technological resistance
Technologies
Turkey
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- ISBN 9781399550383
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 31 Jan 2026
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This volume examines the complex and often paradoxical relationship between technologies and activism in authoritarian contexts. While technologies offer activists new tools for empowerment, networking and self-representation, they are equally susceptible to co-optation by political and corporate interests, resulting in heightened surveillance, censorship and threats to democratic processes. Moving beyond a narrow focus on digital tools, the book adopts a broad and inclusive definition of technologies to explore their diverse roles in shaping activism. Contributors investigate both the empowering and constraining effects of technologies across a range of authoritarian regimes, providing in-depth insights into the ways activists navigate and contest restrictive environments in authoritarian contexts and beyond. By bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives, the volume offers a comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and challenges facing activism today, enriching our understanding of the evolving interplay between technology, power and democratic aspirations in different contexts.
Zahid Shahab Ahmed is Associate Professor at National Defence College of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. Shahram Akbarzadeh, PhD, is Director of Middle East Studies Forum and Professor and Deputy Director (International) of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Australia. Ihsan Yilmaz is Research Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Deakin University. Australia.
