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Media and Political Participation in North Africa

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socioeconomicdigital infrastructure

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paper
Creator:
MauNik
Editor:
FonCenANR
Publisher:
CCSD
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Cette publication a bénéficié d'une aide de la FERDI (Fondation pour les Études et Recherches sur le Développement International) qui met en œuvre avec l’IDDRI, L’Initiative pour le Développement et la Gouvernance Mondiale (IDGM). Elle coordonne le LABEX IDGM+ qui l’associe au CERDI et à l’IDDRI. Cette publication a bénéficié d’une aide de l’État français gérée par l’ANR au titre du programme « Investissements d’Avenir » portant la référence «ANR-10-LABX-14-01». We examine the role of new decentralized media (the internet) vs old media (television) on individuals’ political engagement in North Africa. Drawing our data from the Afrobarometer round 5 survey, we tackle issues of endogeneity by resorting first to a propensity score matching method to identify the effect of media on political participation. We then address endogeneity by relying to a bivariate probit model while using lightening activity as an instrument for media. The analysis evidences the political power of the internet and TV. Getting news from internet reduces voting but increases protests, while TV watching induces more vote and less protest. This effect is channeled through the impact of media on the perception about political institutions, which differs across the different media.

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North Africa Political ParticipationMediaJEL: D - Microeconomics/D.D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making/D.D7.D74 - Conflict • Conflict Resolution • Alliances • RevolutionsJEL: F - International Economics/F.F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy/F.F5.F50 - GeneralJEL: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth/O.O5 - Economywide Country Studies/O.O5.O55 - AfricaJEL: L - Industrial Organization/L.L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities/L.L9.L96 - Telecommunications[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance

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