Does Internet Penetration Predict Political Movements? Evidence from New Longitudinal Data

• In Event: Determinants of Preferences and Participation

Brief Overview

We use new longitudinal data combining the World Values Survey, the World Bank data, and the Mass Mobilization Protest Data to examine conditions under which an increase in internet penetration predicts political protests across political regimes.

Authors

• Daria Kuznetsova, University of Iowa

• Jin Woo Kim, University of Iowa