http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/digital-media/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Sat, 25 May 2013 23:50:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/digital-media/#comment-212420 Before Bed Links « VMG Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:46:23 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=14491#comment-212420 [...] Oxford University Press blog created a neat chart (above): Political discontent has cascaded across North Africa and the                Middle East. [...] [...] Oxford University Press blog created a neat chart (above): Political discontent has cascaded across North Africa and the                Middle East. [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/digital-media/#comment-212134 Bruno Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:24:43 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=14491#comment-212134 What "major concessions" have been announced in Saudi Arabia? I am only aware of pay increases to the local populations, hardly a "major" issue in the world's biggest oil producer. Also "subnational executive" elections sounds awfully broad, again I am only aware of an intention of holding something close to municipal elections, which have been repeatedly postponed from at least five years ago. What “major concessions” have been announced in Saudi Arabia? I am only aware of pay increases to the local populations, hardly a “major” issue in the world’s biggest oil producer.
Also “subnational executive” elections sounds awfully broad, again I am only aware of an intention of holding something close to municipal elections, which have been repeatedly postponed from at least five years ago.

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/digital-media/#comment-212093 Correlation May Not Imply Causality, But They Do Tend To Go Together | Poison Your Mind Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:52:59 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=14491#comment-212093 [...] This chart, via Andrew Sullivan, seems to me to beg the question:  [...] [...] This chart, via Andrew Sullivan, seems to me to beg the question:  [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/digital-media/#comment-212086 Chart Of The Day | Sinting Link Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:14:01 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=14491#comment-212086 [...] Philip Howard explains: [...] [...] Philip Howard explains: [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/digital-media/#comment-211094 Who’s next? Digital media and the inevitable surprise of political unrest – OUPblog (blog) | PAULitics.US - Wake Up America Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:36:23 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=14491#comment-211094 [...] Who’s next? Digital media and the inevitable surprise of political unrest – OUPblog (blo... Posted in Arab Revolution | Tags: a-and-the, a-drew-modest, activists-with, bahrain, drew-modest, found-gall, media-and, newly, regimes-have, retake-ground-, with-the-newly, women-from, yemen [...] [...] Who’s next? Digital media and the inevitable surprise of political unrest – OUPblog (blo… Posted in Arab Revolution | Tags: a-and-the, a-drew-modest, activists-with, bahrain, drew-modest, found-gall, media-and, newly, regimes-have, retake-ground-, with-the-newly, women-from, yemen [...]

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