Browsing and believing: divergent effects of internet use on government trust in Central Asia.
How does the use of the internet by citizens affect their trust in government and political participation? Previous research has yielded conflicting results. We hypothesize that in authoritarian contexts the passive use of the internet will be associated with lower trust in the government and lower...
| Publicado en: | Central Asian Survey Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 393 - 415 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2025
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