{"product_id":"fake-news-and-elections-in-southeast-asia-9781032379821","title":"Fake News and Elections in Southeast Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a regional analysis of the impact of fake news  misinformation, malinformation and disinformation  on electoral democracy and freedom of expression in Southeast Asia, which has taken place in the middle of a global health pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book maps the impact of social media and the internet on democracy in the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that have already been in the throes of democratic regression for some time. Including an analysis of countries that do not have national elections, the chapters provide detailed information on the extent of internet and social media penetration in each country, the laws that are deployed to reel in its political potential for critics and demonstrate the impact on democracy or the prospects for democracy. Collectively, contributors note that disinformation is a serious problem in the region that negatively impacts elections and how governments' attempts to deal with the phenomenon inevitably lead to the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction – Fake News and Elections in Southeast Asia \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e2 Shaping the Fake News Discourse: Laws, Electoral Arenas and the Emergence of Truth as a Public Interest 3 Fake News in Cambodia: A Pretext for Preventive Political Repression 4 Fake News and Violence against Women in Indonesia’s Elections\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e5 Najib Tun Razak, 1MDB, Social Media and the Fall of Barisan Nasional in the 14th General Election\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e6 Fake in the Mainstream: The Media, the Military and Myanmar’s Elections\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e7 Fake News and Elections in Myanmar\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e8 Fake News and State Violence: How Duterte Hijacked the Election and Democracy in the Philippines\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e9 Singapore’s Anti-Fake News Law: Grabbing the Election by Using Falsehoods to Discredit the Opposition\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e10 Thailand’s 2019 General Election: Anti-Fake News Practices and the Securitisation of Media Spaces\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e11 Political Criticism as Fake News: How Brunei, Laos and Vietnam Suppress Democracy\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e12 Conclusion – The Future of Democratic Elections in Southeast Asia \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019018043735,"sku":"9781032379821","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032379821.jpg?v=1750779050","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fake-news-and-elections-in-southeast-asia-9781032379821","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}