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States vs. Social Movements: Protests and State Repression in Asia
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Abstract This study considers how governments use state-sponsored propaganda and state violence in tandem to repress social movements and, in so doing, exacerbate polarization. We specifically focus on cases in young and non-democracies in East and Southeast Asia: China and Hong Kong, the Free Papua Movement... view more
This study considers how governments use state-sponsored propaganda and state violence in tandem to repress social movements and, in so doing, exacerbate polarization. We specifically focus on cases in young and non-democracies in East and Southeast Asia: China and Hong Kong, the Free Papua Movement in Indonesia, and Myanmar’s more recent coup. Using a time series analysis, our analysis reveals a temporal relationship between state propaganda and violence; however, we do not find much evidence that these state actions Granger-cause social movement activities. The exception to this is in Myanmar, where we find that repressive state actions decrease activity in Facebook groups criticizing the Tatmadaw, which in turn increases offline protest activities.... view less
Keywords
Asia; protest; propaganda; social movement; repression; political violence; Myanmar; China; Hong Kong; Indonesia; state authority; social media
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Interactive, electronic Media
Impact Research, Recipient Research
Free Keywords
political repression
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 5-17
Journal
Media and Communication, 10 (2022) 4
Issue topic
Protesting While Polarized: Digital Activism in Contentious Times
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed