Online lecture by Ekaterina Zhuravskaya “Mobile internet and confidence in governments“

Topic The global spread of the mobile Internet has dramatically increased information accessibility, leading to a drop in trust in governments around the world. This effect is weaker in countries where traditional media are more independent. Meanwhile, the mobile Internet affects trust in government only if there is no online censorship. How does this effect depend on the level of corruption in the country? Which parties benefit and which lose from the spread of the mobile Internet? About the lecturer Ek