Misguided Democracy in Malaysia and Indonesia - Digital Propaganda in Southeast Asia

This book examines the exploitation of the internet for propagating disinformation in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on Malaysia and Indonesia. It discusses the impact on democratic processes, the difficulties in balancing free speech and disinformation control, and aims to stimulate discourse on digital revolution's influence on our societies.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Understanding Propaganda
Chapter 2. Propaganda in the Digital Era
Chapter 3. Using Social Media as Propaganda Battlegrounds in Southeast Asia
Chapter 4. Cyberwarfare and Digital Propaganda in Malaysia; Trends and Patterns
Chapter 5. Government Propaganda in Indonesia: A Burning Ambition for a Single Narrative
Chapter 6. Disinformation Narratives in Indonesia and Malaysia

About the author

Nuurrianti Jalli is assistant professor of strategic communications at Oklahoma State University.Ika Idris is associate professor of public policy and management at Monash University, Indonesia.

Product details

• Authors: Ika Idris, Nuurrianti Jalli, Nuurrianti Idris Jalli
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2023
• EAN: 9781666925258
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-525-8
• No. of pages: 178
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Propaganda, Politics & government, Politics and government, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity