Freedom of expression in the omani social media: comparative analysis between private and government- owned media on facebook... This paper argues that, despite government’s consolidated control of media outlets, social media and Facebook in particular have increasingly provided an arena for Omanis not only in exercising their right in expressing ...
The impact of authoritarian rule on the success of global city branding efforts: dubai, singapore, and mumbai... This is because authoritarian governments have the consolidated control necessary to swiftly and effectively implement specific aspects of neoliberal policy favorable to a global city image....
Advanced transport satellite protocol... This paper proposes a novel end-to-end (E2E) transport layer protocol, namely Advanced Transport Satellite Protocol (ATSP), which is built around consolidated control theory concepts already infused in Active Queue Management (AQM) control schemes....
Land politics and local state capacities: the political economy of urban change in china... Dalian, benefitting from early access to foreign capital, consolidated control over urban territory through the designation of a development zone, which realigned local economic interests and introduced dual pressures for enterprises...