Willnat, Lars 1964- editor of compilation. Aw, Annette editor of compilation. text bibliography nyu 2014 monographic eng Eng

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xi, 350 pages ; 23 cm. How frequently do Asians use social media to access and discuss political information? Does the use of social media increase political participation What political, social and cultural factors influence the impact of social media on political engagement in each nation? This book deals with these questions. Preface / Christine Ogan -- Social media, culture, and politics in Asia / Lars Willnat and Annette Aw -- Social media and political participation : review of the literature / Jason Martin -- Online media and political participation in Asia -- Social media and political participation in China / Lu Wei -- Hong Kong : social media and political participation in a "protest society" / Francis Lee -- Social media and political participation in Taiwan / Tsung-Jen Shih -- New media and participatory politics : the case of South Korea / Jihyang Choi and Jae Woong Shim -- Social media and political participation in Japan / Toshio Takeshita, Shinichi Saito, and Tetsuro Inaba -- Social media and political participation in Malaysia / Ezhar Tamam, Md., Salleh Hassan, and Zohair Sabaghpour Azarian -- Social media and political participation in Singapore / Cherian George, Xiaoming Hao, and Nainan Wen -- Social media and political participation in Thailand / Smith Boonchutima and Shuo Tang -- India youth and social media : modes of engagement? / Usha Raman and Roshni Vergheese -- Comparative survey analysis -- Social media and political participation in nine Asian nations / Lars Willnat -- Conclusions -- About the authors -- Appendix a : survey questionnaire. edited by Lars Willnat & Annette Aw. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. a------ Social media Political aspects Asia Political participation Asia HM742 .S62843 2014 302.23/1 9781433118784 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781433118777 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2013038201 DLC 131021 20230410115830.0 118033 eng