Scandal And Democracy —— Media Politics In Indonesia

----- 丑闻与民主：印尼媒体政治

ISBN: 9781501731037 出版年：2019 页码：223 Mary E Mccoy Cornell University Press

When a popular uprising topples an authoritarian leader,, the moment of regime change sparks hope for a more open, democratic society. Yet making a successful transition to an enduring democracy has proven to be both difficult and rare. In scandal and democracy, mary e. Mccoy looks at what happens once the dictator has fallen and discovers that a more challenging problem remains. How can the newly democratizing nation avoid reversing course, she asks, reverting to authoritarian solutions in response to the daunting problems brought by the sudden change? the troubled transitions that have derailed democratization in growing numbers of nations worldwide make this question a major concern for scholars and citizens alike.this study of indonesia's transition from authoritarian rule finds that democratization's success or failure, consolidation or reversal depends, to a surprising extent, on the role of the media. Although press freedom is widely recognized as a defining element of modern democracies, the media's part in democratic consolidation remains only partly understood.