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Information technology as a democratizing agent: A case study on the 1999 elections in Malaysia.

机译：信息技术作为民主化的推动力：以1999年马来西亚大选为例。

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This dissertation explores the impact of information technology (IT) on Malaysia's November 1999 parliamentary elections. The research examines a topic that has remained largely under-studied, namely, whether information technology, primarily the Internet, fosters a consolidation towards democracy in semi-democracies or authoritarian regimes.; Many scholars have assumed that as access to IT becomes more widely available, citizens in semi-democracies will use it successfully to press for democratization. However, an examination of the current conditions in many of these nations does not fully support this assumption. Accordingly, the hypothesis of this thesis is that, although IT is believed to be a powerful democratizing agent, it is not strong enough, by itself, to bring about significant political change.; The results of this thesis appear to support the hypothesis. It turns out that while the Malaysian elections were affected, to some extent, by the use of the Internet by dissatisfied voters, the election results nevertheless show that IT was not a strong enough factor to counter all the powerful tools a ruling party holds in a semi-democracy, at least in the short term.; The data regarding the margin of votes reveals that many of the parliamentary seats were more closely contested than in previous elections---when Internet use was not as prevalent. This is especially true of states with the highest level of Internet penetration. Information technology thus aided the opposition movement and provided a platform for the first alternative media in Malaysia, but not enough to oust the ruling party and prime minister.; The findings offer a theoretical foundation on how information technology, and especially the Internet, might be able to influence the democratization process. This may help prodemocracy leaders in the future to determine how best to use the power of this technology to bring about change in a semi-democratic regime, especially during election cycles.
机译：本文探讨了信息技术（IT）对马来西亚1999年11月议会选举的影响。该研究调查了一个仍在很大程度上未被研究的话题，即信息技术（主要是互联网）是否促进了半民主或专制政体向民主的巩固。许多学者认为，随着人们越来越广泛地使用信息技术，半民主国家的公民将成功地利用它来推动民主化。但是，对这些国家中许多国家当前状况的研究并不能完全支持这一假设。因此，本论文的假设是，尽管人们相信IT是强大的民主化推动者，但它本身不足以带来重大的政治变革。本论文的结果似乎支持了这一假设。事实证明，虽然不满意的选民对互联网的使用在一定程度上影响了马来西亚的选举，但选举结果表明，信息技术不足以抵消执政党在选举中所拥有的所有强大工具。半民主，至少在短期内是这样。有关选票差的数据表明，与以前的选举相比，许多议会席位的竞争更为激烈，当时互联网的使用并不普遍。对于互联网渗透率最高的州尤其如此。因此，信息技术为反对派运动提供了帮助，并为马来西亚最早的替代媒体提供了平台，但不足以罢免执政党和总理。这些发现为信息技术，尤其是互联网如何影响民主化进程提供了理论基础。这可能有助于未来的民主领袖确定如何最好地利用这项技术的力量来实现半民主政权的变革，尤其是在选举周期中。

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    Taylor, Sonja L.;

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    George Mason University.;

  • 授予单位 George Mason University.;
  • 学科 Political Science International Law and Relations.; Mass Communications.
  • 学位 D.A.
  • 年度 2004
  • 页码 137 p.
  • 总页数 137
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
  • 中图分类 国际法;传播理论;
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