Information on "Communication" and "Caribbean"
December 2011
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13 Dec 2011
Cuba Broadcasting Strategy
Author: US Government Accountability Office
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This report assesses the US strategy for promoting democracy in Cuba through the broadcast of news. More on «Cuba Broadcasting Strategy»
January 2011
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Jan 2011
Civil Society 2.0? How the Internet Changes State-Society Relations in Authoritarian Regimes
Author: Bert Hoffmann
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Taking the case of state-socialist Cuba, a diachronic comparison analyzes civil society dynamics prior to the Internet in the early to mid-1990s, and then a decade later, after digital and web-based media made their way onto the island. More on «Civil Society 2.0? How the Internet Changes State-Society Relations in Authoritarian Regimes»
October 2010
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Oct 2010
Crowdsourcing Crisis Information in Disaster-Affected Haiti
Author: Jessica Heinzelman, Carol Waters
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report examines the role of Ushahidi, a crisis-mapping platform, in the disaster relief effort following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. More on «Crowdsourcing Crisis Information in Disaster-Affected Haiti»
