More than 300 studies have been published on the relationship between digital media and
engagement in civic and political life. With such a vast body of research, it is difficult to see …

Internet access in Myanmar has exploded from less than 1 percent in 2001 to more than 30
percent in 2018 and of those who have access, 40 percent list Facebook as their primary …

Objectives We analyze differences in how men and women in Latin American countries are
utilizing the Internet to identify a possible regional gendered digital divide in Internet use …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between social media use
and protest participation in Latin America. It advances two questions. First, does social …

The ability of authoritarian regimes to maintain power hinges, in part, on how well they are
able to manipulate the flow of information to the masses. While authoritarian states have had …

This study examines the effects of Internet use on political participation in East and
Southeast Asia. Data came from the Asian Barometer Survey, gathered in two waves: 2005 …

The decline of political trust is often linked to the rise of the Internet. This paper took the
perspective of media ecology to explore the Internet's impacts on political trust. The data of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to theorize the heightened exposure to information via
the internet can lead citizens to be more critical about political conditions in their countries …

In political regimes where traditional mass media are under state control, social networking
sites may be the only place where citizens are exposed to and exchange dissident …

Much research has shown that online news engenders greater political participation, but
less attention has been paid to how the relationship can be suppressed by government …