telecommunications ownership

The political power of internet business: A comprehensive dataset of Telecommunications Ownership and Control (TOSCO)

The ‘internet’—familiar shorthand for information and communication technologies (ICT)—is built on a physical infrastructure owned by a variety of state and private actors, foreign and domestic, with multiple interests. It has not only driven change …

Blocking the Bottleneck: Internet Shutdowns and Ownership at Election Times in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Internet is often portrayed as offering new communication and information channels resistant to state control because of its decentralization. At the same time, the Internet relies on a hierarchical physical infrastructure that, connecting the …

Elite Networks

This project explores networks of political and business elites and their consequences for politics

Telecommunications Ownership and Control

This project investigates determinants and effects of telecommunications ownership and includes data collection on telecom operators' shareholders.