Democracy as pothole repair: Civic applications and cyber-empowerment in Russia
The article examines the phenomenon of so-called civic apps, applications for smartphones and web largely used by Russian social movements in their fight against corruption, roads in poor condition, street faults and other public problems. Developed by independent programmers and anti-Putin activist...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Masaryk University
2014-10-01
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Series: | Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace |
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Online Access: | https://cyberpsychology.eu/article/view/4315 |