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UNINA9910798797903321 |
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Autore |
Hah Foong Lian |
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Power games : political blogging in Malaysian national elections / / Foong Lian Hah [[electronic resource]] |
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Singapore : , : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, , 2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 205 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Elections - Malaysia |
Internet in political campaigns - Malaysia |
Communication in politics - Malaysia |
Social media - Political aspects - Malaysia |
Internet - Political aspects - Malaysia |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jul 2016). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-195) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations of Political Parties -- Introduction -- 1 The Cultural, Social and Political Fabric of Malaysia -- 2 Trends in Social Media Use in Malaysian Cyberspace -- 3 A Political Marketing Tool and a Network of Cyber Battles -- 4 Psychological Warfare and Leadership Change -- 5 Negotiating Political Reform and Change -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The unprecedented results of the 2008 national elections took many Malaysians by surprise. The component parties of the ruling coalition suffered huge losses, while the opposition was victorious in several states. Many media scholars and political pundits, including politicians, pointed to the online platform as a democratic tool that had increased support for the opposition. In the 2013 election the ruling party turned its spotlight on new media to try to regain voter support. In order to obtain a better understanding of the much-touted democratizing effects of the online media, this book employs an alternative lens to examine the use of new media at the intersection of social and political realities. It explores the ways individual political bloggers, Facebookers and Twitterers used cyberspace to battle for voter support in the 2008 |
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