State and Digital Governance in Southeast Asia

Internet Control and Democracy

AvA’an Suryana

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Del i serien Politics in Asia

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This important volume offers a critical examination of how Southeast Asian states utilise digital governance to improve public services, democracy, and service delivery, while maintaining control over their populations through, among others, digital surveillance and internet control.Through a series of case studies, the book explores key themes such as regulatory frameworks, state strategies, and societal responses to digital governance. It examines Malaysia’s balancing act between regulation and repression, Singapore’s Smart Nation vision, and Indonesia’s ambitious yet authoritarian e-democracy initiatives. The book also delves into the challenges faced by countries like Brunei and Cambodia, where digital governance is used by the respective government regimes to manage misinformation and dissent. Employing diverse methodologies, including content analysis, elite interviews, and social network analysis, the chapters provide a nuanced understanding of how digital governance shapes political, social, and economic landscapes in the region. Truly comprehensive in approach, the book covers contexts and circumstances present in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, and Myanmar.This book will be essential for scholars and postgraduate students studying the overlap between politics and technology, digital governance, Southeast Asian studies, and authoritarianism more broadly. Public policy students looking to understand the implications of digital governance for democracy, internet freedom will also benefit from the book.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-09-08
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Politics in Asia
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781041321606

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A’an Suryana is Associate Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences (FOSS), Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII), Depok, Indonesia. He is also Visiting Senior Fellow, Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme (RSCS), ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore. He completed Ph.D. in Asian Studies at Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia in 2018. His research interests include digital governance, nationalism, political Islam, contentious politics, social movements, identity & democratic citizenship, and international relations theories. Besides working as lecturer and researcher, he has occasionally served as research consultant for local and international organizations such as the Indonesian Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, Jakarta provincial government, UNESCO, Search for Common Ground and the ASEAN-USAID Prospect Project.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1. State Strategies and the Dilemma between Internet Control and DemocracyChapter 1. Introduction: The State, Internet Control and Democracy in Southeast Asia: Conceptual FoundationsChapter 2. Internet Control and Democracy in Vietnam: From Deterrence to DilutionChapter 3. Digital Dreams, Democratic Dilemmas: Indonesia's Uncertain Path Between Liberation and ControlChapter 4. Social Media Governance in Brunei Darussalam: Challenges and ImplicationsChapter 5. AI and Digital Governance in Singapore: Be(com)ing SmartChapter 6. Challenges and Implications for Digital Democracy in Thailand: Response to DisinformationPart 2. Regulatory FrameworkChapter 7. Malaysia’s Digital Governance Framework in the Era of Emerging Technologies: Control or Protection? Chapter 8. Digital Governance in the Philippines: Empowering and SilencingPart 3. The State and Digital SovereigntyChapter 9. Contested Digital Sovereignty in Conflict-Torn MyanmarChapter 10. Digital Sovereignty and Social Media Governance in the Global South: A Content Analysis Part 4. Society Response to Digital Governance and Society Abuse of Digital PlatformsChapter 11. Political Change, Social Media, and Everyday Resistance in CambodiaChapter 12. New Election, Old Affective Polarization: Comparing Cyber Troop Operations in Indonesia's 2019 and 2024 Presidential ElectionsConclusion