Date and Time
November 19, 2009
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Availability
Open to the public
No RSVP required

Speaker
Patrick Meier - Fletcher School of Law at Tufts University

Patrick Meier will be presenting the preliminary results of his dissertation research
that draws on a nested analysis approach. The results are from the first half of his dissertation research--namely a large-N study to determine whether technology
access is a statistically significant predictor of protest frequency in countries under repressive rule.

Patrick Meier is a PhD Candidate at The Fletcher School, Tufts University and a Doctoral Research Fellow at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI). Patrick's dissertation research seeks to determine whether local access to new media and digital technologies changes the balance of power between repressive regimes and civil resistance movements. He also co-authored an applied econometric study related to his research for Harvard University's Berkman Center for the Study of Internet and Society. Patrick has consulted on projects directly related to his dissertation research. Most recently, he was the civil society and new media advisor for the Cuba Democracy and Contingency Planning Program (CDP) to foster conditions in Cuba that will lead to a peaceful transition to stable democratic rule. Patrick is on the Boards of Ushahidi, DigiActive and Digital Democracy, and a graduate of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). Patrick has presented his research worldwide and is regularly interviewed by specialized and popular press.

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