Connect First, then Suppress: Do Communication Aid Projects Erode Internet Freedom?

• In Event: Media, Communication and Transnational Influence

Brief Overview

Through a cross-national analysis of aid and internet freedom in developing countries, our research reveals that Chinese aid geared toward ICT development has a negative relationship with internet freedom in recipient countries.

Authors

• Yujeong Yang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Lucie Lu, Columbia University

• Miles Donovan Williams, Denison University

• Xinle Jia, Fort Hays State University