Publication Date
2024
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Glas, Aarie A.
Second Advisor
Thurber, Ches C.
Degree Name
M.A. (Master of Arts)
Legacy Department
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Does the use of media strategies help social movements or mass protest movements in Southeast Asia achieve their goals? The prominent study in this area argues that social media, in particular, has done more harm than good for grassroots movements. Tufekci (2017) argues that social media provides little help compared to the regime. I argue that social media helps the movement through three important areas, including (1) amplifying the messages of the movements to shape public opinions and counter propaganda and misleading information from the government, (2) facilitating and mobilizing protestors to coordinate virtual or physical protests, sustaining the momentum, and (3) pressuring the authorities by receiving international support without risking lives to be injured in physical protests. I evaluate my argument using a mixed-method approach. First, I utilize a quantitative analysis, which shows surprising results; however, this may have resulted from inadequate results from the cross-national dataset. Then, I turn to the qualitative approach, and this approach supports the hypotheses.
Recommended Citation
Seng, Rothsethamony, "The Influence of Media Usage on the Outcome of Social Movement Campaigns in Southeast Asia" (2024). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 7926.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/7926
Extent
78 pages
Language
en
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
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