One of the most striking changes in personal life during late modernity is the use of social
media for conducting personal relationships. These changes entail a growing significance in …

The internet is now a mainstay of contemporary political life, and captivates researchers from
across the social sciences. From debates about its impact on parties and election …

To understand the ultimate status of Internet studies, it is necessary to observe from both a
holistic and a particularistic perspective. This article examines one small area of research …

Chinese Cyber Nationalism offers the first comprehensive examination of the social and
ideological movement that mixes Confucian cultural traditions and advanced media …

This century has been marked by the rapid and divergent uptake of mobile telephony
throughout the world. The mobile phone has become a poignant symbol for postmodernity …

Since gaining independence in 1965, the Singapore government has relentlessly pursued
economic growth and prosperity, while at the same time exercising tight political controls …

Research on the Internet in China typically focuses on questions of censorship, the blocking
of websites, the democratizing effects of the medium, and the use of the Internet by dissident …

If surveillance was once thought of as primarily the domain of the nation-state, or of
organizations such as firms within the nation-state, in the 21st century it must be considered …

Media across the Asia-Pacific region are at once social, locative and mobile. Social in that
these media facilitate public and interpersonal interaction, locative in that this social …

Soft power has tended to be overlooked in the field of international relations, often dismissed
as lacking relevance or robustness as a theoretical concept. This book seeks to expand …