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Dishing Democracy: Satellite TV Spurs Evolutionary Democracy in the Arab World

Dishing Democracy: Satellite TV Spurs Evolutionary Democracy in the Arab World

by Marda Dunsky. The right of citizens to freely elect representative governments is the hallmark of democratic societies. While this right is not widely enjoyed in the Arab world, democratization in Arab societies has nevertheless taken root -- bolstered by media technologies that bypass government control and put the potential for change in the hands of the people.

Jun 1st, 2009 | 1 comment | 1,852 Views
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