Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 A Brief History of Internet Diffusion and Impact in the Middle East
- 2 IT 4 Regime Change: Networking around the State in Egypt
- 3 No More Red Lines: Networking around the State in Jordan
- 4 Hurry Up and Wait: Oppositional Compliance and Networking around the State in Kuwait
- 5 The Micro-demise of Authoritarianism in the Middle East: Working around the State in Comparative Perspective
- 6 Fear the State: Repression and the Risks of Resistance in the Middle East
- Conclusion
- Appendix Internet User Interview Questions
- Bibliography
- Index
Appendix - Internet User Interview Questions
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 A Brief History of Internet Diffusion and Impact in the Middle East
- 2 IT 4 Regime Change: Networking around the State in Egypt
- 3 No More Red Lines: Networking around the State in Jordan
- 4 Hurry Up and Wait: Oppositional Compliance and Networking around the State in Kuwait
- 5 The Micro-demise of Authoritarianism in the Middle East: Working around the State in Comparative Perspective
- 6 Fear the State: Repression and the Risks of Resistance in the Middle East
- Conclusion
- Appendix Internet User Interview Questions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
1. Gender?
2. Age?
3. Religion?
4. Marital status?
5. Highest level of education obtained?
6. Age when started using the Internet?
7. Who taught you to use the Internet?
8. Have you ever taught anyone to use the Internet? If so, whom?
9. Do you have Internet access at:
Home?
Work?
School/university?
10. Where are you most likely to use the Internet?
11. Are you employed?
12. Number of hours per week you use the Internet?
13. What do you use the Internet for?
Chatting
Gaming
Health-related concerns
To get advice
For religious purposes
Music downloads
News sites
For study/research
For work/business
For shopping
Other:
14. Has the Internet changed your life? If so, how?
15. Did you receive computer training at school, university or on the job?
16. Do you read a daily newspaper? If so, which one?
17. Are you comfortable using English?
18. Do you prefer to visit websites in Arabic or English?
19. Do your mum and/or dad use the Internet?
20. What are your favourite websites?
21. Have you ever made a friend online?
22. Were they the same gender?
23. Did you ever meet them in person?
24. Do you own a mobile phone?
25. Around how many text messages do you send per day?
Additional questions added to the Kuwait survey (2009 and 2010)
26. Do you think the Internet is having an impact on politics and society in the Arab world? Explain.
27. Do you have a Facebook page?
28. How many ‘friends’ do you have on Facebook?
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- Digital Resistance in the Middle EastNew Media Activism in Everyday Life, pp. 153 - 154Publisher: Edinburgh University PressPrint publication year: 2017