Book contents
- Dialogue with the Dictator
- Dialogue with the Dictator
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Theory of Participatory Technologies
- 3 Varieties of Participatory Technologies in Nondemocracies
- 4 The Direct Line with Vladimir Putin
- 5 Information Management, Performative Governance, and Image Making in the Direct Line
- 6 Manufacturing Consent
- 7 Who Buys In?
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendices
- References
- Index
4 - The Direct Line with Vladimir Putin
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2024
- Dialogue with the Dictator
- Dialogue with the Dictator
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Theory of Participatory Technologies
- 3 Varieties of Participatory Technologies in Nondemocracies
- 4 The Direct Line with Vladimir Putin
- 5 Information Management, Performative Governance, and Image Making in the Direct Line
- 6 Manufacturing Consent
- 7 Who Buys In?
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendices
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 4 introduces the main empirical case of the book, The Direct Line with Vladimir Putin, and documents its progression from 2001 to 2022, a key period of autocratization in Russia. This chapter details how participatory technologies can be positioned as a credible form of voice and the strategies used to increase the Direct Line’s credibility while still maintaining control.
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- Dialogue with the DictatorAuthoritarian Legitimation and Information Management in Putin's Russia, pp. 80 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024