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["Aleks Kalashnik" <sanya3@hotmail.com>]

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Internet use in Ukraine's Orange Revolution
Myroslaw J. Kyj,
One University Place, School of Business Administration, Widener University, 
Chester, PA 19013-5792, USA
Available online 12 December 2005.


Abstract
The Ukrainian presidential elections of 2004 witnessed a massive uprising of 
the Ukrainian electorate against the incumbent government's tactics of vote 
rigging and ballot fraud. In this paper, ten Ukrainian websites focusing on 
the election are critically evaluated and compared by analyzing their 
website activity data. Despite lacking access to mass media, supporters of 
democratic change compensated through skillful use of the internet to 
recruit volunteers, raise funds, organize campaigns, report breaking news, 
and garner the sympathy of the global democratic community. Comparisons with 
broader web usage are made, and social and business implications are 
suggested.

Keywords: Internet; Websites; Ukraine; Political promotion

Full text: See attached file (pdf).

Internet Use in Orange Revolution.pdf