The Road to Digital Unfreedom
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Ronald J. Deibert and Xiao Qiang discussed the multifaceted challenges posed by sharpening levels of online polarization and manipulation, new threats to individual rights and privacy in the digital space, the tension between the business model of social media companies and their responsibilities to democratic societies, and authoritarian efforts to diffuse digital technologies of surveillance and control.
A Crisis of Legitimacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran Forty...
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow Dr. Ladan Boroumand reflected on crucial phases that have defined Iran's state-society dialectic, and brought to light the unprecedented cultural and ideological consequences of this dynamic.
Digital Migration and the Democratization of Africa's Information...
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow George Sarpong examined the approaches to digital migration in Africa, explained the legal and regulatory fault lines, and explored how migration strategies could undermine democratic principles.
Forum Q&A: George Sarpong on Defending Media Freedom During Ghana’s...
Dean Jackson of the International Forum for Democratic Studies spoke with George Sarpong, a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, about the impact of new technology and Chinese influence on media freedom in Ghana...
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