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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162817303321

Autore

Dukalskis Alexander

Titolo

The authoritarian public sphere : legitimation and autocratic power in North Korea, Burma, and China / / Alexander Dukalskis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-45553-6

1-315-45552-8

1-315-45551-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Routledge Studies on Comparative Asian Politics

Disciplina

320.53095

Soggetti

Authoritarianism - Korea (North)

Authoritarianism - Burma

Authoritarianism - China

Political participation - Korea (North)

Political participation - Burma

Political participation - China

Korea (North) Politics and government 2011-

Burma Politics and government 1988-

China Politics and government 2002-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction : legitimation and authoritarianism -- 2. The authoritarian public sphere : 'we always had complaints but only in our minds' -- 3. Authoritarian power and legitimating messages : a framework for analysis -- 4. Manipulating the public sphere in North Korea, Burma/Myanmar, and China -- 5. Unsettling an authoritarian public sphere? Shadow markets, independent journalism, and the Internet -- 6. Beyond post-Cold War Asia : explorations in the authoritarian public sphere -- 7. Conclusion : the authoritarian public sphere and contemporary autocracies.