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Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East
Author | : Marc Owen Jones |
Publsiher | : Hurst Publishers |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2022-07-06 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781787388826 |
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You are being lied to by people who don’t even exist. Digital deception is the new face of information warfare. Social media has been weaponised by states and commercial entities alike, as bots and trolls proliferate and users are left to navigate an infodemic of fake news and disinformation. In the Persian Gulf and the wider Middle East, where authoritarian regimes continue to innovate and adapt in the face of changing technology, online deception has reached new levels of audacity. From pro-Saudi entities that manipulate the tweets of the US president, to the activities of fake journalists and Western PR companies that whitewash human rights abuses, Marc Owen Jones’ meticulous investigative research uncovers the full gamut of tactics used by Gulf regimes and their allies to deceive domestic and international audiences. In an age of global deception, this book charts the lengths bad actors will go to when seeking to impose their ideology and views on citizens around the world.
Authoritarianism in the Middle East
Author | : J. Karakoç Bakis,Jülide Karakoç |
Publsiher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-03-20 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1137445548 |
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Through a unique collection of essays drawn from rich case studies, Authoritarianism in the Middle East provides important insights into the ongoing instabilities of the Middle East, and the authoritarianism and democratisation processes that have led to dramatic socio-political transformations.
Digital Middle East
Author | : Mohamed Zayani |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2018-05-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780190934873 |
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In recent years, the Middle East's information and communications landscape has changed dramatically. Increasingly, states, businesses, and citizens are capitalizing on the opportunities offered by new information technologies, the fast pace of digitization, and enhanced connectivity. These changes are far from turning Middle Eastern nations into network societies, but their impact is significant. The growing adoption of a wide variety of information technologies and new media platforms in everyday life has given rise to complex dynamics that beg for a better understanding. Digital Middle East sheds a critical light on continuing changes that are closely intertwined with the adoption of information and communication technologies in the region. Drawing on case studies from throughout the Middle East, the contributors explore how these digital transformations are playing out in the social, cultural, political, and economic spheres, exposing the various disjunctions and discordances that have marked the advent of the digital Middle East.
The Politics of Cybersecurity in the Middle East
Author | : James Shires |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2022-05-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780197651131 |
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Cybersecurity is a complex and contested issue in international politics. By focusing on the 'great powers'--the US, the EU, Russia and China--studies in the field often fail to capture the specific politics of cybersecurity in the Middle East, especially in Egypt and the GCC states. For these countries, cybersecurity policies and practices are entangled with those of long-standing allies in the US and Europe, and are built on reciprocal flows of data, capital, technology and expertise. At the same time, these states have authoritarian systems of governance more reminiscent of Russia or China, including approaches to digital technologies centred on sovereignty and surveillance. This book is a pioneering examination of the politics of cybersecurity in the Middle East. Drawing on new interviews and original fieldwork, James Shires shows how the label of cybersecurity is repurposed by states, companies and other organisations to encompass a variety of concepts, including state conflict, targeted spyware, domestic information controls, and foreign interference through leaks and disinformation. These shifting meanings shape key technological systems as well as the social relations underpinning digital development. But however the term is interpreted, it is clear that cybersecurity is an integral aspect of the region's contemporary politics.
The Rise of Digital Repression
Author | : Steven Feldstein |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780190057497 |
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Modern Middle East Authoritarianism
Author | : Noureddine Jebnoun,Mehrdad Kia,Mimi Kirk |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2013-07-31 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781135007317 |
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While the Arab uprisings have overturned the idea of Arab "exceptionalism," or the acceptance of authoritarianism, better analysis of authoritarianism’s resilience in pre- and post-uprising scenarios is still needed. Modern Middle East Authoritarianism: Roots, Ramifications, and Crisis undertakes this task by addressing not only the mechanisms that allowed Middle Eastern regimes to survive and adapt for decades, but also the obstacles that certain countries face in their current transition to democracy. This volume analyzes the role of ruling elites, Islamists, and others, as well as variables such as bureaucracy, patronage, the strength of security apparatuses, and ideological legitimacy to ascertain regimes’ life expectancies and these factors’ post-uprisings repercussions. Discussing not only the paradigms through which the region has been analyzed, but also providing in-depth case studies of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran, the authors arrive at critical conclusions about dictatorship and possibilities for its transformation. Employing diverse research methods, including interviews, participant observation, and theoretical discussions of authoritarianism and political transition, this book is essential reading for scholars of Middle East Studies, Islamic Studies and those with an interest in the governance and politics of the Middle East.
Digital Resistance in the Middle East
Author | : Deborah L. Wheeler |
Publsiher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2017-06-26 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781474422567 |
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This book argues that Internet diffusion and use in the Middle East enables meaningful micro-changes in citizens' lives, even in states where no Arab Spring revolution occurred. Using ethnographic evidence and taking a comparative perspective, it presents a grass roots look at how new media use fits into the practice of everyday life. It explores why citizens use social media to digitally route around state and other forms of power at work in their lives. This increase in citizen civic engagement, supported by new media use, offers the possibility of a new order of things, from redefining patriarchal power relations at home, to reconfigurations of citizens' relationships with the state, broadly defined. The author argues that new media channels offer pathways to empowerment widely and cheaply in the Middle East.
New Authoritarian Practices in the Middle East and North Africa
Author | : Ozgun Topak,Merouan Mekouar,Cavatorta |
Publsiher | : EUP |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024-02-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1474489419 |
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Examines new authoritarian practices and state control in MENA countries to target and neutralise dissidents