Book contents
- Dialogue with the Dictator
- Dialogue with the Dictator
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Theory of Participatory Technologies
- 3 Varieties of Participatory Technologies in Nondemocracies
- 4 The Direct Line with Vladimir Putin
- 5 Information Management, Performative Governance, and Image Making in the Direct Line
- 6 Manufacturing Consent
- 7 Who Buys In?
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendices
- References
- Index
7 - Who Buys In?
The Conditional and Polarizing Effects of Participatory Technologies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2024
- Dialogue with the Dictator
- Dialogue with the Dictator
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Theory of Participatory Technologies
- 3 Varieties of Participatory Technologies in Nondemocracies
- 4 The Direct Line with Vladimir Putin
- 5 Information Management, Performative Governance, and Image Making in the Direct Line
- 6 Manufacturing Consent
- 7 Who Buys In?
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendices
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 7 assesses how specific individual characteristics, particularly political awareness and beliefs, condition the impact of participatory technologies on attitudes toward authorities and individuals’ own perceptions of voice in politics. It argues that awareness of participatory technologies influences attitudes primarily among those with low levels of political sophistication and pro-regime beliefs. The chapter also demonstrates that participatory technologies can negatively impact attitudes toward authorities for regime critics, ultimately contributing to political backlash and polarization.
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- Dialogue with the DictatorAuthoritarian Legitimation and Information Management in Putin's Russia, pp. 164 - 184Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024