As authoritarian governments around the world develop sophisticated technologies for
controlling information, many observers have predicted that these controls would be …

Following a burgeoning literature on private actors under digital authoritarianism, this study
aims to understand the role played by social media users in sustaining authoritarian rule. It …

The penetration of digital technologies in government has been met with both optimism and
caution. This study seeks to contribute to this field by examining how digital government …

We develop a theory of how an authoritarian regime interactively uses information
manipulation, such as propaganda or censorship, and policy improvement to maintain social …

The credibility revolution transformed quantitative social sciences and was both a curse and
a blessing for Russian studies. On the one hand, Russia turned out to be an attractive field …

On 3 September 2021, the Russian court forbade Google and Yandex to display search
results for “Smart Voting,” the query referring to a tactical voting project by the jailed Russian …

Individuals do not always express their private political opinions in front of others who
disagree. Neither political scientists nor psychologists have been able to firmly establish why …

We examine the nature of consumer demand for government-controlled online news outlets
in Russia, testing whether such demand reflects a preference for progovernment ideological …

Adapting the visual designs of websites to a local target audience can be beneficial,
because such design localization increases users' appeal, trust, and work efficiency. Yet …

Common perceptions of Sweden seldom include images of ill treatment and torture.
However, human rights reports published by Amnesty Int'l and the US State Dept. describe …