-Caveat Lector- Direct link to paper: http://www.ceip.org/files/Publications/wp21.asp ********* From: "Julie Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: China,Cuba,Internet Counterrevolution Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 13:13:38 -0700 China, Cuba, and the Internet Counterrevolution New Working Paper Challenges Assumption that the Internet Defies Authoritarian Control A new Carnegie Endowment working paper finds that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the Internet does not necessarily spell the demise of authoritarian rule. Examining the cases of China and Cuba, Shanthi Kalathil and Taylor C. Boas, two Carnegie information revolution experts, show that authoritarian regimes can actually maintain control over the Internet s political impact and benefit from the technology. Read the full text at: <http://www.ceip.org/pubs>http://www.ceip.org/<http://www.ceip.org/pubs>pubs The Internet and State Control in Authoritarian Regimes: China, Cuba, and the Counterrevolution Working Paper No. 21, by Shanthi Kalathil and Taylor C. Boas Cuba and China represent two extremes of authoritarian Internet control: Cuba has sought to limit the medium s political effects by carefully circumscribing access to the Internet, while China has promoted widespread access and relied on content filtering, monitoring, deterrence, and self-censorship. These choices of strategy reflect a more fundamental difference between the two regimes levels of economic liberalization. China has promoted widespread Internet access to capitalize on the economic potential of a booming information sector and technologically savvy workforce, while Cuba, less committed to a market economy, has been willing to forgo some of the Internet s potential economic benefits. Kalathil and Boas show that China and Cuba, despite their strategy differences, have effectively limited use of the Internet to challenge the government. Beijing, for instance, has responded harshly to the Falun Gong s use of the Internet with a series of technological measures, restrictive laws, and well-publicized crackdowns, making it more difficult for followers to communicate. Havana has carefully meted out access among civil society organizations according to their political orientation while dissident and human rights organizations have little hope of even gaining access. Both governments have also been successful in making extensive use of the Internet as a propaganda tool, partly by setting up their own web sites to disseminate the official government line. In a field where scholarly work has only begun to tread, this working paper sets out a framework for analyzing the Internet strategies of different authoritarian regimes, and helps to shed light on the impact of the Internet on authoritarian rule in general. Shanthi Kalathil, associate in the Information Revolution and World Politics Project at the Carnegie Endowment, has written extensively on Chinese market reforms and the political impact of the information revolution. Taylor C. Boas, project associate in the Information Revolution and World Politics Project, has published several articles on the impact of the Internet in authoritarian regimes, with particular emphasis on Cuba. ### ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
