Essays on the role of the internet in development and political change

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" Essays on the role of the internet in development and political change "
Miner, Luke

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	1099338
Doc. No	:	TLets571082
Main Entry	:	Miner, Luke
Title & Author	:	Essays on the role of the internet in development and political change\ Miner, Luke
College	:	London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)
Date	:	2012
student score	:	2012
Degree	:	Ph.D.
Abstract	:	This thesis contains three independent chapters aimed at increasing our understanding of the eﬀects of Internet diﬀusion on politics and development. The ﬁrst chapter proposes a novel methodology for measuring Internet penetration. Using IP geolocation data, a new measure of Internet access is created, which counts the number of IP addresses per person in a region. This is the ﬁrst measure of Internet penetration that is comparable not only across countries but across sub-regions of countries such as states or even electoral districts. The second chapter applies this measure to test whether Internet diﬀusion can weaken incumbent power in a semi-authoritarian regime. Using Malaysia as a test case, I ﬁnd that the Internet is responsible for a six point swing away from the incumbent party in the 2008 elections. In the third chapter, co-authored with Valentino Larcinese, we look at the eﬀects of the Internet on U.S. presidential elections. In accordance with anecdotal evidence, we ﬁnd that increased Internet penetration leads to an increase in small donations to the Democratic Party and a swing towards the Democratic presidential candidate.
Subject	:	HC Economic History and Conditions
Added Entry	:	London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)