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The State and Digital Governance in Southeast Asia: Internet Control and Democracy book cover

1st Edition

The State and Digital Governance in Southeast Asia Internet Control and Democracy

Edited By A’an Suryana Copyright 2027
208 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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,... Read more

Part 1. State Strategies and the Dilemma between Internet Control and Democracy

Chapter 1. Introduction: The State, Internet Control and Democracy in Southeast Asia: Conceptual Foundations

A’an Suryana

Chapter 2.  Internet Control and Democracy in Vietnam: From Deterrence to Dilution

Dien Luong

Chapter 3.  Digital Dreams, Democratic Dilemmas: Indonesia's Uncertain Path Between Liberation and Control

Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa

Chapter 4. Social Media Governance in Brunei Darussalam: Challenges and Implications

Sharifah Nurul Huda Alkaff

Chapter 5.   AI and Digital Governance in Singapore: Be(com)ing Smart

Terence Lee

Chapter 6. Challenges and Implications for Digital Democracy in Thailand: Response to Disinformation

Youngjoon Koh

Part 2. Regulatory Framework

Chapter 7. Malaysia’s Digital Governance Framework in the Era of Emerging Technologies: Control or Protection?

Nuurrianti Jalli

Chapter 8.  Digital Governance in the Philippines: Empowering and Silencing

Yuko Kasuya

Part 3. The State and Digital Sovereignty

Chapter 9.     Contested Digital Sovereignty in Conflict-Torn Myanmar

Su Mon Thazin Aung and Moe Thuzar

Chapter 10.  Digital Sovereignty and Social Media Governance in the Global South: A Content Analysis

Kevin Fernandez

Part 4. Society Response to Digital Governance and Society Abuse of Digital Platforms

Chapter 11.  Political Change, Social Media, and Everyday Resistance in Cambodia

Mun (Mark) Vong

Chapter 12. New Election, Old Affective Polarization: Comparing Cyber Troop Operations in Indonesia's 2019 and 2024 Presidential Elections

Wijayanto, Aniello Iannone, Rt. Tasya Ismaya Putri, Jasmine Hasna Nafila Rahman, Mei Suciati

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Biography

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.

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