The Impact of the Arab Spring on the Debate About Internet & Democracy

Monthly Lecture

The talk will discuss the impact of the Arab Spring on the debate about the Internet and democracy in general and on the future of the so-called "Internet freedom agenda" in particular. The talk will also explore the possibility of finding some workable middle ground between cyber-utopianism and cyber-dystopianism, attempt to articulate what a more culturally-sensitive approach to studying Internet & democratization may look like and argue for the growing relevance of such approach, particularly as a way to avoid essentialist attitudes towards technology.

Evgeny Morozov is writer, journalist, and expert on political and social aspects of the Internet.