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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,<BR>
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wir möchten Sie gerne auf folgende Veranstaltung am IWM hinweisen:<BR>
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Tuesday, April 24 2012, 6:00pm - 7:30pm<BR>
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Evgeny Morozov<BR>
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Between Cyber-Optimism and Cyber-Pessimism <BR>
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The Impact of the Arab Spring on the Debate About Internet and Democracy<BR>
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The talk will discuss the impact of the Arab Spring on the debate about the Internet and democracy in general and on the future of the so-called "Internet freedom agenda" in particular. The talk will also explore the possibility of finding some workable middle ground between cyber-utopianism and cyber-dystopianism, attempt to articulate what a more culturally-sensitive approach to studying Internet and democratization may look like and argue for the growing relevance of such approach, particularly as a way to avoid essentialist attitudes towards technology.<BR>
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Evgeny Morozov is writer, journalist, and expert on political and social aspects of the Internet.<BR>
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In englischer Sprache, Eintritt frei, Anmeldung unter events@iwm.at erbeten.<BR>
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Mit freundlichen Grüßen,<BR>
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Luise Wascher<BR>
Event Management<BR>
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Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen<BR>
Institute for Human Sciences<BR>
Spittelauer Lände 3<BR>
A-1090 Wien<BR>
T: +43/1/ 313 58 - 104<BR>
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F: +43/1/ 313 58 - 60<BR>
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Skype luise.wascher<BR>
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www.iwm.at <<A HREF="http://www.iwm.at/">http://www.iwm.at/</A>><BR>
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