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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Main Author: Ksenia Ermoshina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Masaryk University 2014-10-01
Series:Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace
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Online Access:https://cyberpsychology.eu/article/view/4315