The Internet in Indonesia's new democracy
By: David T. Hill and Krishna Sen
Contributors: Sen, Krishna, 1954-
Series: Asia's transformations; Asia's transformations
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780203403273
Subjects: Political participation; Technological innovations; Internet; Democratization; Participation politique; Innovations; Aspect politique; Démocratisation; COMPUTERS; Information Technology; Political aspects
Description: "The Internet in Indonesia's New Democracy is a detailed study of the political and cultural practices surrounding the provision and consumption of the Internet in Indonesia at the turn of the twenty-first century. Hill and Sen detail the emergence of the Internet into Indonesia in the mid-1990s, and cover its growth through the dramatic economic and political crises of 1997-98 and the subsequent transition to democracy." "Conceptually, the Internet is seen as a global phenomenon, with global implications; however, this book develops a way of thinking about the Internet within the limits of geo-political categories of nations and provinces. The political turmoil in Indonesia provides a unique context in which to understand the specific local and national consequences of a global and universal technology."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-195) and index.
Table of contents: title: The global information highway in a national context; title: Media in the end of an authoritarian order; title: Net challenges to the new order; title: Mapping the Internet in Indonesia; title: Communication technology for a new democracy; title: East Timor : communication technology for a new nation; title: Communal conflict : Maluku online.