# Prof. Arun Sundararajan's research on digital media and democracy is highlighted

1 Faculty News January 31, 2014 ![Science Magazine logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031976.jpg?itok=t4nndVaL)>

Excerpt from [Science Magazine](http://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6170/463.1.full) -- "Digital access was positively associated with civil liberties and media freedom. Mobile penetration had a greater impact on civil liberties than Internet access. Dynamic analyses revealed that greater access to mobile technology had an increased effect on civil liberties when a neighboring country (or a trade partner) scored high in civil liberties, suggesting that the diffusion of civil liberties is enhanced by digital access."

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