Upcoming Events

• 05

  February 5, 2015

  Online Public Sphere and the Authoritarian State in Turkey–with Bilge Yesil

  Through the lens of some recent incidents, including the Gezi Park protests, the corruption scandal, and the 2014 local elections, this talk will examine the thriving internet culture and emergence of online civic initiatives in Turkey vis a vis the strict government control.

• 18

  March 18, 2015

  Addressing the Ultimate Form of Cybersecurity Control: A Multiple Case Study for the “Internet Kill Switch”–with Patricia A. Vargas-Leon

  The theoretical expectation of the study is to enrich academic literature surrounding internet shut-downs, an under-studied form of government control over the internet. From a practical point of view, this study expects to provide insights into the national security discourse used to justify one of the most extreme forms of government control over the internet.

From the Blog

• Fostering Freedom Online: The Role of Internet Intermediaries

  //This new report in the UNESCO Internet freedom series focuses on the rise of internet intermediaries that play a mediating role on the…

• Introducing ‘Chaos and Control: The Competing Tensions of Internet Governance in Iran’

  //Check out the latest report from Small Media, “Chaos and Control: The Competing Tensions of Internet Governance in Iran.” This project was undertaken with…

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