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Internet Use and Democratic Demands: A Multinational, Multilevel Model of Internet Use and Citizen Attitudes About Democracy
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Media, Academic/Think TankThe success of a democracy depends, in part, on public demand for democratic institutions. How does Internet use shape citizens' preferences for regime type? Combining individual public opinion data from Africa and Asia with country-level indices, we test a multilevel model examining the relationship between Internet penetration, individual Internet use, and citizen demand for...
Impact assessment of ICT-for-development projects: a compendium of approaches
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Media, Academic/Think TankThis paper is a part of the Development Informatics working paper series, which discusses the broad issues surrounding information, knowledge, information systems, and information and communication technologies in the process of socio-economic development. While there has been an increase in the investment in information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) projects, little is...
The role of media in fragile situations: a research dialogue across disciplines
Media, Report, Academic/Think Tank, Civil SocietyThere has been growing evidence in recent years about the significant role of media in determining governance and development outcomes in states often described as fragile, or thought to be experiencing fragility. This report presents the deliberations at a symposium on this theme. The report focuses on the state of development research relevant to the role of media in ‘fragile states...
Economic freedom and economic performance: evidence from ECOWAS countries using panel data analysis
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Media, Academic/Think TankThe paper used the Heritage Foundation measure of economic freedom (the aggregate and the component indices) and analyzed its impact on economy-wide as well as sectoral economic performance using panel data and mixed-fixed random effects models estimation approach. The results suggest that: · economic freedom negatively affected...
Evaluating the Evaluators Media Freedom Indexes and What They Measure
Media, Report, Academic/Think Tank, Civil SocietyAll over the world, studies that rank countries by media freedom figure prominently in civil liberties debates, aid programming, foreign policy decisions, and academic research. The three most widely cited indexes—compiled by Freedom House, the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), and Reporters Without Borders (RSF in its French initials)— often become media events...
Reducing Risks of Reporting Corruption: Lessons from an Online Reporting System in Kenya
Africa, Civil Society, Conflict, Corruption, E-Governance, Human Rights, Media, Public Administration, Report, Academic/Think TankThis Practice Insight (2010:4) from the U4 Anti Corruption Resource Centre notes that Kenya’s Anti-Corruption Commission has adapted an online tool to improve the quality and quantity of reports it receives about corruption, providing anonymous communication with the informants. While clearly an important channel for leads on grand corruption cases especially, the implementation...