| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 253 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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text file |
| Series |
Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies
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Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Opposing democracy -- Crises and coups -- The origins of the Yellow Shirts -- Democratic breakdown -- Social media and the new antidemocrats -- Crowdsourcing dictatorship |
| Summary |
"Opposing Democracy in the Digital Age is about why ordinary people in a democratizing state oppose democracy and how they leverage both traditional and social media to do so. Aim Sinpeng focuses on the people behind popular, large-scale anti-democratic movements that helped bring down democracy in 2006 and 2014 in Thailand. The yellow shirts (PAD-People's Alliance for Democracy) that are the focus of the book are anti-democratic movements grown out of democratic periods in Thailand, but became the catalyst for the country's democratic breakdown. Why, when, and how supporters of these movements mobilize offline and online to bring down democracy are some of the key questions that Sinpeng answers. While the book primarily uses a qualitative methodological approach, it also uses several quantitative tools to analyze social media data in the later chapters. This is also one of the few studies in the field of regime transition that focuses on anti-democratic mobilization and takes the role of social media seriously"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Phanthamit Phư̄a Prachāthipatai -- Influence.
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Phanthamit Phư̄a Prachāthipatai. |
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Khana Kammakān Prachāchon Phư̄a Kānplīanplǣng Prathēt Thai Hai Pen Prachāthippatai Thī Sombūn ʻAn Mī Phramahākasat Song Pen Pramuk -- Influence.
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Democracy -- Thailand -- History -- 21st century.
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Democracy. |
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Thailand. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Social media -- Political aspects -- Thailand.
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Social media -- Political aspects. |
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Thailand -- Politics and government -- 1988-
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1988- |
| Subject |
Social media. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General. |
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1988 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Social media. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Sinpeng, Aim, 1983- Opposing democracy in the digital age. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2021 9780472132355 (DLC) 2020054613 |
| ISBN |
9780472128563 (electronic book) |
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0472128566 (electronic book) |
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9780472902675 (electronic book) |
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0472902679 (electronic book) |
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9780472132355 (hardcover) |
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9780472038480 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
10.3998/mpub.11666233 |
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