States vs. Social Movements: Protests and State Repression in Asia

Josephine Lukito, Zhe Cui, An Hu, Taeyoung Lee and Joao V. S. Ozawa
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Josephine Lukito: School of Journalism and Media, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Zhe Cui: School of Journalism and Media, University of Texas at Austin, USA
An Hu: School of Journalism and Media, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Taeyoung Lee: School of Journalism and Media, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Joao V. S. Ozawa: School of Journalism and Media, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Media and Communication, 2022, vol. 10, issue 4, 5-17

Abstract: This study considers how governments use state-sponsored propaganda and state violence in tandem to repress social movements and, in so doing, exacerbate polarization. We specifically focus on cases in young and non-democracies in East and Southeast Asia: China and Hong Kong, the Free Papua Movement in Indonesia, and Myanmar’s more recent coup. Using a time series analysis, our analysis reveals a temporal relationship between state propaganda and violence; however, we do not find much evidence that these state actions Granger-cause social movement activities. The exception to this is in Myanmar, where we find that repressive state actions decrease activity in Facebook groups criticizing the Tatmadaw, which in turn increases offline protest activities.

Keywords: Asia; political repression; propaganda; protests; social movements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.17645/mac.v10i4.5623

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