| ID | 165228 |
| Title Proper | Internet use and protest politics in South Korea and Taiwan |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Shin Haeng Lee and King-wa Fu ; Lee, Shin Haeng ; Fu, King-wa |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study examines the association between Internet use and protest politics in South Korea and Taiwan, using secondary data from the sixth wave (2010–14) of the World Values Survey. The data show that Internet use is positively associated with low-cost protest acts, like signing a petition. Internet use is also correlated with the willingness to consider higher-cost actions such as attending demonstrations and joining in boycotts. But it does not appear to consistently increase actual protests of this sort. Discussion is made to address comparable opportunity structures for protest politics in the two East Asian democracies, where the Internet is deeply integrated into the country's political landscape. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of East Asian Studies Vol. 19, No.1; Mar 2019: p.89-109 |
| Journal Source | Journal of East Asian Studies Vol: 19 No 1 |
| Key Words | Opportunity Structures ; Asian Internet ; Uunconventional Political Participation ; Comparative Research Cross-national Survey |