Die Sonderausgabe von Dialogues on Digital Society “Authoritarianism in the digital age” versammelt eine große zweistellige Zahl (66) von Artikeln zu dem Thema.
Soweit ich das sehen kann, sind alle open access. Das Editorial von Jarret, Kitchin, Steele, gibt einen ersten Überblick.
Authoritarianism is far from being a new phenomenon, but, as the papers in this edition describe, its contemporary form is being reshaped, facilitated, and potentially challenged by the ready availability of diverse digital technologies and infrastructures. From smart, state systems that mediate citizenship and manage populations; to social media and its capacity to spread information both supportive and hostile to political regimes; to biometric, datafied, surveillance systems weaponised against foreign and internal ‘enemies’, the digital is firmly rooted in the contemporary realisation of autocratic and illiberal politics and how human rights and social and economic relations are being recast around the world.