TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nir T. Boms
PY  - 2016
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783653047127
TI  - Expat-ing Democracy
T2  - Dissidents, Technology, and Democratic Discourse in the Middle East
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-653-04712-7
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1048729
N2  - Taking Syria and Iran as case studies, this book explores how expatriate groups have used tools such as technology and new media to influence political discourse and to irrevocably alter the political dynamics both in their home countries and in the Middle East at large. Based on over 60 in-depth interviews with dissidents, expat leaders, journalists and researchers from Syria and Iran that were conducted both before and after the Arab Spring, the author examines the tripartite relationship between technology, dissent and democratization. This approach offers a unique perspective on contemporary geopolitics in the Middle East and considers possible scenarios for the future of the region.
KW  - Expat groups, New Media, Syria, Democratization, Iran
LA  - English
ER  -