This chapter overviews the empirical literature on the determinants and the consequences of media capture, i.e., the … situation in which governments or other interest groups try to control the content of media outlets. We start by examining the … evidence on the effect of media capture on the content of media outlets. Then we discuss the methods governments and other …

How do the internet and social media affect political outcomes? We review empirical evidence from the recent political …-economy literature, focusing primarily on the work that considers traits that distinguish the internet and social media from traditional … effects of the internet, in general, and social media, in particular, on voting, street protests, attitudes toward government …

How do the Internet and social media affect political outcomes? We review empirical evidence from the recent political … economy literature, focusing primarily on work that considers traits that distinguish the Internet and social media from … about the effects of the Internet in general, and social media in particular, on voting, street protests, attitudes toward …