Social Media, Culture and Politics in Asia

«This collection brings a valuable cross-national view of online connectivity in Asia, the world’s most dynamic media environment. Both comparative and contextualized, the research confirms that social media have great potential to both circumvent state control and make a positive contribution to civic life, especially among their most avid users: tomorrow’s citizens.» (Stephen D. Reese, Jesse H. Jones Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin)

«‘Social Media, Culture and Politics in Asia’ successfully captures how social media relates to political participation in nine Asian countries, ranging from the democratic to the authoritarian. The editors should be lauded for making the country reports comparable by relying on a common analytical framework and using the same survey questionnaire in each nation. Conceptual, empirical and comparative in approach, this is a book not to be missed by anyone interested in comparative media studies in general and the impact of social media on political participation in particular.» (Joseph M. Chan, Professor of Journalism and Communication and Director of The Centre for Chinese Media and Comparative Communication Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
«This collection brings a valuable cross-national view of online connectivity in Asia, the world’s most dynamic media environment. Both comparative and contextualized, the research confirms that social media have great potential to both circumvent state control and make a positive contribution to civic life, especially among their most avid users: tomorrow’s citizens.» (Stephen D. Reese, Jesse H. Jones Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin)
«‘Social Media, Culture and Politics in Asia’ successfully captures how social media relates to political participation in nine Asian countries, ranging from the democratic to the authoritarian. The editors should be lauded for making the country reports comparable by relying on a common analytical framework and using the same survey questionnaire in each nation. Conceptual, empirical and comparative in approach, this is a book not to be missed by anyone interested in comparative media studies in general and the impact of social media on political participation in particular.» (Joseph M. Chan, Professor of Journalism and Communication and Director of The Centre for Chinese Media and Comparative Communication Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)