Digital Pitfalls: The Politics of Digitalization in Bangladesh

IF 1.5 3区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Communication Culture & Critique Pub Date : 2021-06-24 DOI:10.1093/ccc/tcab037

A. Aziz

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Abstract

Abstract The state-led investment in digital infrastructure under the ruling party’s political agenda of “Digital Bangladesh” has given rise to scholarly and policy debates, especially around issues of digital surveillance and media censorship. Such concerns have intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article analyzes contemporary Bangladesh in the context of emerging trends related to the digitalization of society. In particular, I employ the concept of “digital pitfalls” to explore the state’s use of surveillance and the politics of fear to limit freedom of expression and silence critical voices in the digital age.

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数字陷阱:孟加拉国的数字化政治

在执政党“数字孟加拉国”的政治议程下，国家主导的数字基础设施投资引发了学术和政策辩论，特别是围绕数字监控和媒体审查问题。在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，这种担忧加剧了。本文在与社会数字化相关的新兴趋势背景下分析了当代孟加拉国。特别是，我使用“数字陷阱”的概念来探索国家使用监视和恐惧政治来限制言论自由，并在数字时代压制批评声音。

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Communication Culture & Critique COMMUNICATION-

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2.50

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