Philip N. Howard

University of Washington - Department of Communication

Professor

Seattle, WA 98195

United States

http://www.philhoward.org

University of Washington - Henry. M. Jackson School of International Studies

Professor

Seattle, WA

United States

University of Washington - The Information School

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Box 353350

Seattle, WA 98195

United States

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute

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1 St. Giles

University of Oxford

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United Kingdom

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute

Professor

1 St. Giles

University of Oxford

Oxford OX1 3PG Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire OX1 3JS

United Kingdom

  • University of Washington - Department of Communication

  • University of Washington - Henry. M. Jackson School of International Studies

  • University of Washington - The Information School

  • University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute

  • University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute

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1.

Opening Closed Regimes: What Was the Role of Social Media During the Arab Spring?

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 17 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2019
Philip N. Howard, Aiden Duffy, Deen Freelon, Muzammil Hussain, Will Mari and Marwa Maziad
University of Washington - Department of Communication, University of Washington, American University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Washington and University of Washington - College of Arts and Sciences
Downloads 27,641 (194)
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social media, arab world, political conversations, arab spring

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Bots, #Strongerin, and #Brexit: Computational Propaganda During the UK-EU Referendum

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 21 Jun 2016
Philip N. Howard and Bence Kollanyi
University of Washington - Department of Communication and Corvinus University of Budapest - Doctoral School of Sociology and Social Policy
Downloads 7,322 (2,020)
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Digital Activism and Non‐Violent Conflict

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Apr 2015
Frank Edwards, Philip N. Howard and Mary Joyce
University of Washington, University of Washington - Department of Communication and Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Downloads 2,999 (9,060)
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digital activism, cybercrime, social media campaigns, e-petitions, civil society, online engagement

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Democracy’s Fourth Wave? Information Technologies and the Fuzzy Causes of the Arab Spring

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 28 Mar 2012
Muzammil Hussain and Philip N. Howard
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Washington - Department of Communication
Downloads 2,084 (16,168)
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Arab Spring, Digital Media, Fuzzy Set Logic, Internet, Social Movements, democracy, democratization

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Political Bots and the Manipulation of Public Opinion in Venezuela

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 26 Jul 2015
MC Forelle, Philip N. Howard, Andres Monroy-Hernandez and Saiph Savage
University of Virginia - Department of Science, Technology, and Society -STS (fmrly Tech/Culture/Commo Div), University of Washington - Department of Communication, Microsoft Corporation - Microsoft Research - Redmond and National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
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bots, twitter, Venezuela, Social Media, political communication

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When Do States Disconnect Their Digital Networks? Regime Responses to the Political Uses of Social Media

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When Do States Disconnect Their Digital Networks? Regime Responses to the Political Uses of Social Media

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 09 Aug 2011
Philip N. Howard, Sheetal D. Agarwal and Muzammil Hussain
University of Washington - Department of Communication, Department of Communication, University of Washington and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Downloads 909 (54,525)
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Censorship, Surveillance, Repression, Social Movements, Social Media, Information Systems

When Do States Disconnect Their Digital Networks? Regime Responses to The Political Uses of Social Media

APSA 2011 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 01 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2014
Philip N. Howard, Sheetal D. Agarwal and Muzammil Hussain
University of Washington - Department of Communication, Department of Communication, University of Washington and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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Censorship, Surveillance, Repression, Social Movements, Social Media, Information Systems

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Does Social Media Make a Difference in Political Campaigns? Digital Dividends in Brazil's 2010 National Elections

Center for Communication and Civic Engagement Working Paper No. 2013-2
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 04 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2014
Jason Gilmore and Philip N. Howard
University of Washington and University of Washington - Department of Communication
Downloads 437 (141,060)
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Opening Closed Regimes: Civil Society, Information Infrastructure, and Political Islam

APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 19 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2014
Philip N. Howard and Muzammil Hussain
University of Washington - Department of Communication and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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Political Parties & Voter Privacy: Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and United States in Comparative Perspective

Howard, Philip N., and Daniel Kreiss. 2009. Political Parties & Voter Privacy: Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and United States in Comparative Perspective. World Information Access Project Working Paper #2009.1. Seattle: University of Washington.
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2015
Philip N. Howard and Daniel Kreiss
University of Washington - Department of Communication and Stanford University
Downloads 411 (151,034)
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privacy practice, political parties, Australia, Canada, USA, UK, voter privacy protection, political data-mining, privacy

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Data Breaches in Europe: Reported Breaches of Compromised Personal Records in Europe, 2005-2014

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 25 Jan 2015
Philip N. Howard and Orsolya Gulyas
University of Washington - Department of Communication and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Institute for European Studies
Downloads 388 (161,155)
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data breaches, data security, privacy policy, privacy breaches in Europe,

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The Dictators’ Digital Dilemma: When Do States Disconnect Their Digital Networks?

Vol. 13. Issues in Technology Innovation. Brookings Institution. 2011.
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 24 Feb 2015
Philip N. Howard, Sheetal D. Agarwal and Muzammil Hussain
University of Washington - Department of Communication, Department of Communication, University of Washington and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Downloads 348 (181,746)
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government interference into digital networks, state participation in network interventions, social control, government-led Internet shutdowns

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Creativity and Critique: Gap Analysis of Support for Critical Research on Big Data

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2016
Philip N. Howard, Samantha Shorey, Samuel Woolley and Mengjun Guo
University of Washington - Department of Communication, University of Texas at Austin - Moody College of Communication, University of Washington - Department of Communication and University of Washington - Department of Communication
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critical big data research, algorithms, automation, bots, big data, literature review

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Getting Beyond the Usual Suspects: Policy and Culture in ICT Adoption

TPRC 2009
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 06 Feb 2012
Dawn Nafus, Philip N. Howard and Ken Anderson
Intel Corporation - Intel Lab, University of Washington - Department of Communication and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Turning Dirt Roads into Information Highways: The Conceptual Misformation of Internet Diffusion

Kitsing, Meelis, and Philip N. Howard. Turning Dirt Roads into Information Highways: The Conceptual Misformation of Internet Diffusion. World Information Access Project Working Paper #2009.2. Seattle: University of Washington.
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Apr 2015
Meelis Kitsing and Philip N. Howard
University of Massachusetts Amherst and University of Washington - Department of Communication
Downloads 122 (482,553)
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internet diffusion

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In the Margins: Recounts, Victory and Error in the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Elections

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 05 Nov 2008
Philip N. Howard
University of Washington - Department of Communication
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Recount, Voting Technology, Election Errors, Close Elections

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Iran's Political Parties Link to Persian Blogosphere More than News Sources

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Iran's Political Parties Link to Persian Blogosphere More than News Sources

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 12 Feb 2015
Aiden Duffy and Philip N. Howard
University of Washington and University of Washington - Department of Communication
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Iran, media, blog, blogger, blogging, news

Iran's Political Parties Link to Persian Blogosphere More than News Sources

Project on Information Technology and Political Islam, Research Memo 2010.2. 5 pp. Seattle, University of Washington
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 25 Feb 2015
Philip N. Howard and Aiden Duffy
University of Washington - Department of Communication and University of Washington
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Iran, online political networks, bloggers, Iranian political sphere

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Central Asia ICT Project. 'Information and Communication Technology in Central Asia: 2005 Briefing Book'

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 19 Apr 2015
Philip N. Howard
University of Washington - Department of Communication
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Central Asia, ICT, information and communication technology, cultural development, use of internet technologies, information medium, communications medium

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Western News and Social Media Websites Broker Information for Iraq's Political Web

Project on Information Technology and Political Islam, Research Memo 2010.1. Seattle, University of Washington
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 25 Feb 2015
Aiden Duffy and Philip N. Howard
University of Washington and University of Washington - Department of Communication
Downloads 38 (910,946)

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Iraq, online information brokerage, political networks, online political landscape, network map

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Illegal Opposition Groups Dominate Egypt's Online Public Sphere

Project on Information Technology and Political Islam, Research Memo 2010.3. Seattle, University of Washington
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 25 Feb 2015
Aiden Duffy and Philip N. Howard
University of Washington and University of Washington - Department of Communication
Downloads 36 (929,697)

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Egypt, online political network