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Big Brothers United: The Influence of China and Russia in Strengthening Digital Authoritarianism in Tajikistan
Texas A&M University, USA.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4518-2613
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Political Science.
2025 (English)In: Swiss Political Science Review, ISSN 1424-7755, E-ISSN 1662-6370, Vol. 31, no 3, p. 435-449Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

While, in recent years China, and to a lesser degreeRussia, have been mooted as “models” of authoritarianinternet governance that other autocratic states can em-ulate, at present relatively little has been written on thetransfer of internet technologies and policies within theframework of global authoritarianism. In this researchnote, we explore the deployment of digital authoritarian-ism in Tajikistan and the role played by state actors andbusinesses from Russia and China in supporting this. Toexamine how internet technologies and policies have beentransferred, we draw on textual analysis and the com-parison of twelve laws in China, Russia and Tajikistanrelated to the internet. Our analysis finds that coopera-tion has led to legal convergence, with Tajikistan adoptingRussian, and to a lesser degree Chinese, information se-curity laws and regulations. Russia, China and Tajikistanhave shared understandings and have developed similarnormative approaches to internet governance.

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Während China und in geringerem Maße Russland inden letzten Jahren als Vorbilder autoritärer Internet-Governance für andere autokratische Staaten gehandeltwurden, wurde bislang relativ wenig über den Transfervon Internet-Technologien und -Politiken im Rahmen desglobalen Autoritarismus geschrieben. In dieser Research Note untersuchen wir die Entwicklung des digitalen Autoritarismus in Tadschikistan und die unterstützende Rolle staatlicher Akteure und Unternehmen aus Russland und China. Um den Transfer von Internet-Technologien und -Politiken zu untersuchen, stützenwir uns auf eine Textanalyse und den Vergleich von zwölf internetbezogenen Gesetzen in China, Russland und Tadschikistan. Unsere Analyse zeigt, dass die Zusammenarbeit zu einer rechtlichen Konvergenzgeführt hat, wobei Tadschikistan russische und ingeringerem Maße chinesische Gesetze und Vorschriftenzur Informationssicherheit übernommen hat. Russland, China und Tadschikistan teilen ein gemeinsames Verständnis und haben ähnliche normative Ansätze zur Internet-Governance entwickelt.

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John Wiley & Sons, 2025. Vol. 31, no 3, p. 435-449
Keywords [en]
Authoritarianism, China, Policy transfer, Russia, Tajikistan
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Political Science (Excluding Peace and Conflict Studies)
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Baltic and East European studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-57616DOI: 10.1111/spsr.12665ISI: 001503371600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105007995087OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-57616DiVA, id: diva2:1974444
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The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies, 21-PR2- 0020The Crafoord Foundation, 20220653Available from: 2025-06-23 Created: 2025-06-23 Last updated: 2025-11-06Bibliographically approved

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