The Media and Political Change in Southeast Asia: Karaoke Culture and the Evolution of Personality Politics
Cheltenham; Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing (2008), vii, 368 pp.
Contains tables, bibliogr. pp. 304-350, index
ISBN 978-1-84844-178-1
"Examining the communications media and its relationship to political change in Southeast Asia, this study endeavours to provide both a regional comparative analysis and an interpretation of the mass communication media in the wake of 9/11." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction: disruptive technologies – change, conflict and breakdown, 1
2 The growth of the media and entertainment industry: the move to centre stage, 27
3 The Southeast Asian context, 55
4 Please do not adjust your set: international information flows, the media and security in Malaysia, 87
5 From propaganda to pop culture: the Philippines and the rise of the Southeast Asia media stars, 115
6 Perning in the gyre: Indonesia, the globalized media and the ‘war on terror’, 140
7 The rise and fall of the media dictator: Thailand and the continued influence of the military in Southeast Asia, 175
8 The Singapore grip: putting the squeeze on a globalized media post 9/11, 217
9 Managing perceptions – from shooting the messenger to dodging the questions: the role of PR in Southeast Asia, 242
10 Subverting the media: piracy, surveillance and the battle for control in Southeast Asia, 271
11 Conclusion, 297
2 The growth of the media and entertainment industry: the move to centre stage, 27
3 The Southeast Asian context, 55
4 Please do not adjust your set: international information flows, the media and security in Malaysia, 87
5 From propaganda to pop culture: the Philippines and the rise of the Southeast Asia media stars, 115
6 Perning in the gyre: Indonesia, the globalized media and the ‘war on terror’, 140
7 The rise and fall of the media dictator: Thailand and the continued influence of the military in Southeast Asia, 175
8 The Singapore grip: putting the squeeze on a globalized media post 9/11, 217
9 Managing perceptions – from shooting the messenger to dodging the questions: the role of PR in Southeast Asia, 242
10 Subverting the media: piracy, surveillance and the battle for control in Southeast Asia, 271
11 Conclusion, 297
