The impact of information technologies on development of archaic state structures

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Pubblicato

2026-01-13

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63277/gsc.v33i.4642

Autori

  • Marina M. Lebedeva MGIMO (University) of the MFA of Russia
  • Maxim V. Kharkevich MGIMO (University) of the MFA of Russia
  • Elena S. Zinovieva MGIMO (University) of the MFA of Russia
  • Ekaterina N. Koposova MGIMO (University) of the MFA of Russia

Parole chiave:

Internet, primavera araba, istituzioni estrattive, regimi di sultanato, arcaico

Abstract

The article is about the role of information technologies (IT) in democratization processes within extractive pre-Westphalian states. The “Arab spring” events, particularly the case of Libya, are analysed. The authors give grounds for the possibility of IT to trigger bottom-up political liberalization processes, which, under conditions of the pre-Westphalian states’ institutional weakness, will most likely result in their archaization i.e. degeneration of state into a completely informal and shadow structure with no monopoly on legitimate violence. The Case of Libya shows that such transformation is particularly evident among the sultanate regimes, since their state institutions are extractive and informal. The article reveals that the spread of IT into institutionally weak extractive states will most probably end up in their archaization

 

Biografie autore

Marina M. Lebedeva, MGIMO (University) of the MFA of Russia

Ph.D (Psychology), Dr. of Science (Political Sci.), Professor, the Head of the Department of World Politics.

Maxim V. Kharkevich, MGIMO (University) of the MFA of Russia

Ph.D in political science, associate professor at the Department of World Politics.

Elena S. Zinovieva, MGIMO (University) of the MFA of Russia

Elena S. Zinovieva, PhD in Political Science, associate professor at the Department of World Politics.

Ekaterina N. Koposova, MGIMO (University) of the MFA of Russia

PhD student at the Department of World Politics.