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THE INTERNET, FREE EXPRESSION AND AUTHORITARIANISM
Please join us to discuss the evolving nature of authoritarianism in the age of social media and digital communications. Our speakers will assess the impact of new communication technology on regime stability, free expression and civic engagement, and discuss the changing political environments in Russia, China, and Iran.
2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 17th 2009
Mortara Center
3601 N. St. NW
Session I: 2:00 PM 3:00 PM
Evgeny Morozov
Yahoo! Fellow at Georgetown University
Coffee Break
Session II: 3:30 5:00 PM
Andrew Carvin
Senior Strategist, Social Media Desk, National Public Radio
Arvind Ganesan
Director of Business and Human Rights, Human Rights Watch
Shanthi Kalathil
Co-author, Open Networks, Closed Regimes: The Impact of the Internet on Authoritarian Rule
Marc Lynch
Professor, The George Washington University
This program is sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy and the Mortara Center for International Studies at Georgetown University, with the generous support of the Schott Foundation and Yahoo!
The Internet, Free Expression, and Authoritarianism
The Internet, Free Expression, and Authoritarianism
Nov 17 2009
2pm-5pm
Location
Mortara Building
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Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy and the Mortara Center for International Studies invite you to a lecture onTHE INTERNET, FREE EXPRESSION AND AUTHORITARIANISM
Please join us to discuss the evolving nature of authoritarianism in the age of social media and digital communications. Our speakers will assess the impact of new communication technology on regime stability, free expression and civic engagement, and discuss the changing political environments in Russia, China, and Iran.
2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 17th 2009
Mortara Center
3601 N. St. NW
Session I: 2:00 PM 3:00 PM
Evgeny Morozov
Yahoo! Fellow at Georgetown University
Coffee Break
Session II: 3:30 5:00 PM
Andrew Carvin
Senior Strategist, Social Media Desk, National Public Radio
Arvind Ganesan
Director of Business and Human Rights, Human Rights Watch
Shanthi Kalathil
Co-author, Open Networks, Closed Regimes: The Impact of the Internet on Authoritarian Rule
Marc Lynch
Professor, The George Washington University
This program is sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy and the Mortara Center for International Studies at Georgetown University, with the generous support of the Schott Foundation and Yahoo!
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Aliz Agoston, Assistant Director
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The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy and the Mortara Center for International Studies