Digital Media in Repressive Regimes

Digital Media in Repressive Regimes
Public sphere, civic engagement and political mobilization

Public Research Seminar, held on Copenhagen, November 2008
The Danish Institute for Human Rights

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Seminar Introduction

Monday, 10 November 2008
 


Session 1: Reshaping the Public Sphere - How digital media challenges conventional wisdom: 

  • Shaping Digital Media for Human Rights -  Andrew Puddephatt (Global Partners, London) -  Listen
  • Internet Freedom Online Activism and Emerging Threats - Robert Guerra (Freedom House) -  Listen --> - Presentation ->
  • Networked Protests and the New iRevolution - Patrick Meier (The Fletcher School, Tufts University) -  Listen ->
  • Panel debate and discussion - Listen ->
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    Sesion 2: Media Tactics of Regimes and Opponents - Online struggles for voice and representation

  • Chinese Digital Media Controls and Access to Public Expression - Xiao Qiang (China Internet Project, UCBerkeley School of Journalism) - Listen to Introduction - Listen continue -->
  • Kong and co-founder of Global Voices) China s Censorship 2.0: how companies censor bloggers - Rebecca MacKinnon (Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong - Listen ->> - Presentation
  •  Resistance 2.0: Power & Counter-Power in Persian Websphere - Mahmood Enayat (Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University)
  • Panel debate and discussion 
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    Session 3: Frontline Activism Political mobilization through digital media

    • The Battle for Online Free Speech in Tunisia - Sami Ben Gharbia (Advocacy Program, Global Voices)
    • Confronting Censorship of Online News and Opinion Content in the Arab World -
      Walid Al-Saqaf (Founder of the Yemen Portal)
    • Information Superhighway in Iran: Liberator or Panoptikon? - Sara Kalantari (University of Oslo)
    • Panel debate and discussion

    Tuesday, 11 November 2008

    Session 4: Analyzing Digital Activism - The role of digital media for freedom of expression and democratization

    • Brief thematic introduction
    •  The Internet & Democracy -  Bruce Etling (The Berkman Center, Harvard University)
    • The Global Internet Freedom Index - Karin Karlekar (Freedom House)
    • The Internet and the Struggle for Voice in Repressive Regime Contexts -  Mariam Memarsadeghi (Independent Consultant)
    • Panel debate and discussion

    Session 5: Online Free Speech How digital media facilitates civic engagement

    • Digital Media in the Post-Soviet Countries -
      Charlotte Flindt Petersen (The Danish Institute for Human Rights)
    • Open secrets: Public spectacle, secrecy and Humor in Iran - Ravinder Kaur (Roskilde University)
    • Panel debate and discussion
    • Conference Conclusions