<div dir="ltr">Hi Hans,<div>I attended a session at Citizen Lab Summer Institute 2018 and I think the work of the presenter could be what you are looking for. I've copied her session description below.</div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Neil Blazevic</div><div>DefendDefenders</div><div>Kampala, Uganda</div><div><h1 class="gmail-c11" id="gmail-h.7mh04a80kux3" style="padding-top:20pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:20pt;padding-bottom:6pt;font-family:Arial;line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span class="gmail-c2" style="font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:20pt">Psiphon: Software for the Soft War?</span></h1><h2 class="gmail-c12" id="gmail-h.y2t2ixix0tnh" style="padding-top:18pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16pt;padding-bottom:6pt;font-family:Arial;line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span class="gmail-c0">Facilitator: </span><span class="gmail-c5">Nathalie Marechal</span></h2><p class="gmail-c4 gmail-c13" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:11pt"><span class="gmail-c9" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt"></span></p><p class="gmail-c4" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span class="gmail-c0" style="font-weight:700">Session Description: </span><span class="gmail-c5">After four long years, I have finally completed my PhD dissertation, “Use Signal, Use Tor? The Political Economy of Digital Rights Technology.” The study examines the power relationships behind the development and funding of “digital rights technologies” (censorship circumvention, online anonymity, and secure messaging tools) through four case studies: Psiphon, Tor, Signal, and Telegram. Along the way, I take a closer look at the transnational social movement for digital rights, the U.S. internet freedom agenda, and the peculiar relationship between these two worlds.<br><br>I’ve interviewed many CLSI participants for this project over the years, and I want to both give back by sharing what I’ve learned and also seek feedback from this community. What did I get right, what did I get wrong, and what did I miss? As I get ready to submit a book proposal to publishers, I would be very grateful for another chance to learn from the community.<br><br>In this session, I'll provide an overview of my research project and present the Psiphon case study chapter, titled "Psiphon: Software for the Soft War?".</span></p><p class="gmail-c4 gmail-c13" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:11pt"><span class="gmail-c9" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt"></span></p><p class="gmail-c4" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span class="gmail-c20 gmail-c5 gmail-c0" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700">Session Objectives:</span></p><p class="gmail-c4 gmail-c13" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:11pt"><span class="gmail-c9 gmail-c5" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt"></span></p><p class="gmail-c4" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span class="gmail-c9 gmail-c5" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt">1) Reflect sociological research into digital rights activism and technology development back to the studied population, in keeping with participatory research principles<br></span></p><p class="gmail-c4" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span class="gmail-c9 gmail-c5" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt">2) Receive feedback on this research to ensure it reflects the experience(s) and beliefs of the studied community, including Psiphon developers and users<br></span></p><p class="gmail-c4" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span class="gmail-c5">3) Improve the study in advance of submitting a book proposal to publishers</span></p><p class="gmail-c4 gmail-c13" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:11pt"><span class="gmail-c9 gmail-c5" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt"></span></p><p class="gmail-c4" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span class="gmail-c5 gmail-c0" style="font-weight:700">Session Length: </span><span class="gmail-c5">2</span><span class="gmail-c9 gmail-c5" style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt"> hours</span></p></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 at 11:48, Klein, Hans K <<a href="mailto:hans@gatech.edu">hans@gatech.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Subscribers to LT,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am happy to join your community. Here are a few words about me.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am an associate professor at Georgia Tech, in <a href="https://spp.gatech.edu/" target="_blank">
the School of Public Policy</a>. I do research on Internet policy, both from a political science perspective (the design of institutions) and from a communications perspective, (propaganda on the net.)
<a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sKHEyxUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao" target="_blank">Here</a> is some of my research. I did my PhD in political science at MIT, where I took at least one class with Josh Cohen.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some time ago I was the Chair of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), and I led CPSR’s work in Internet governance. In that role, I was very active in the early years of ICANN and in WSIS. Through CPSR I met Terry
Winograd.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">One of my current research interests is in US programs for democracy promotion. A question that fascinates me both historically and philosophically is, can “democracy promotion” actually undermine democracy? In part this question is informed
by recent history in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, and many other countries on the receiving end of democracy promotion. In part, it is informed by an intellectual interest in the convergence of domestic and international politics.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for having me on this list. Unfortunately, due to my current obligations I cannot be very active on this list for now. But I have already had some interesting connections, and I look forward to more.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hans Klein<u></u><u></u></p>
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