University of Helsinki
Wed 23.10 17:15-18:45
2A: Non-Democratic Legitimacy in the Digital Age
Venue: Hall 1, 1st floor
Chair and Discussant: Andrey Starodubtsev (Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Anna Shpakovskaya (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany): Digitalization and Legitimacy in an Authoritarian Context: The Case of the Chinese Party-State Reclaiming Representativeness in the Online Space
Tatiana Litvinova (Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russia): E-Government in Russia: Indicators, Problems and Opportunities for Development
Yury Kabanov (Higher School of Economics, Russia): ICTs in Authoritarian Legitimation Strategies: A Pilot Empirical Inquiry
Daria Gritsenko and Andrey Indukaev (Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland): Civic Technology in Non-Democratic Context: The Case of Russian Cities
Fri 25.10 12:00-13:30
6E: Internet IRL: Russian Context of Co-Production
Venue: Hall 4, 2nd floor
Chair: Olga Dovbysh (Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Discussant: Polina Kolozaridi (Higher School of Economics, Russia & Club for Internet and Society Enthusiasts, Russia)
Dmitry Muravyov (Higher School of Economics, Russia & Club for Internet and Society Enthusiasts, Russia): The Co-Production of Politics and Technology in Russian Data Activism
Nina Ivashinenko (Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia & University of Glasgow, UK), Alla Varyzgina and Mikhail Teodorovich (Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia): Digital Inequality in the Russian Provincial Region
Lenya Yuldashev (Club for Internet and Society Enthusiasts, Russia): World Wide Network: Entanglements and Disentanglements of Infrastructure, Websites, and Ideas in Internet Histories
Fri 25.10 14:00-15:30
7G: Digitalization of Local Media in Non-Democratic Media Models: Implications for Local Communities and Public Engagement
Venue: Hall 4, 1st floor
Chair: Olga Dovbysh
Discussant: Olessia Koltsova (Higher School of Economics, Russia)
Kamilla Nigmatullina (St. Petersburg State University, Russia): Local Media for Audiences and Communities: What’s the Difference?
Olga Dovbysh (Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland): Hyperlocal Media in Russia and Their Roles for Public Engagement and Local Democracy
Marina Galkina and Anastasia Obraztsova (Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia): The Impact of New Media on Social and Political Processes on the Example of Kazakhstan