Competitive political regime and Internet control : case studies of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia /

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Author / Creator:Liu, Yangyue, author.
Imprint:Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 207 pages .)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11276262
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ISBN:1443860808
9781443860802
9781443856942
1443856940
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Why are policies of internet control adopted in a democratic state, while internet freedom is guaranteed in a more authoritarian context? In this work on the comparative politics of internet control, it is argued that regime type per se is not the direct determinant of the internet control outcome. Instead, the book proposes an alternative model that addresses the intensity of online transgressiveness and the capacity of online civil society. While online transgressiveness propels governments ...
Other form:Print version: 9781443856942 1443856940