Did digital media really “cause” the Arab Spring, or is it an important factor of the story behind what might become democracy’s fourth wave? An unlikely network of citizens used digital media to start a cascade of social protest that ultimately toppled four of the world’s most entrenched dictators. Howard […]
My book The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy now available as a Creative Commons release from Oxford University Press. Oxford has provided a publication quality PDF for download. Howard, Philip N. The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and Political Islam. New York, NY: Oxford University […]
Reviews of Castells And the Media Larsen, Hakon. Review of Castells and the Media by Philip N. Howard. Acta Sociologica, 55, no. 3 (2012): 296-7. Poole, Steven. Review of Castells and the Media by Philip N. Howard. The Guardian, Friday August 26th 2011. Endorsements “Howard has traced for us the […]
Reviews of The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy Aouragh, Miriyam. Review of Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy by Philip N. Howard. Political Communication, 28, no. 3 (2011): 394-397. Dorraj, M. Review of Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy by Philip N. Howard. Choice, May (2011): 1775. Morozov, Evgeny. […]