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Author Liu, Yangyue, author

Title Competitive political regime and Internet control : case studies of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia / by Liu Yangyue
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 207 pages .)
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 ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Internet -- Access control -- Government policy -- Southeast Asia
Internet -- Access control -- Government policy -- Malaysia
Internet -- Access control -- Government policy -- Thailand
Internet -- Access control -- Government policy -- Indonesia
Internet -- Political aspects -- Malaysia
Internet -- Political aspects -- Thailand
Internet -- Political aspects -- Indonesia
Comparative politics.
Political control & freedoms.
Media, information & communication industries.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
Internet -- Access control -- Government policy
Internet -- Political aspects
Indonesia
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1443860808
9781443860802