Papers by Kevin Fernandez
Penggunaan ICT untuk Mewujudkan Wacana Kebangsaan Berdasarkan Keharmonian dan Perpaduan dalam kesulitan Ekonomi Masa Kini
Politik Agama Dalam Pelbagai Budaya di Malaysia diera Najib (2009-2014)
Alternative Media Bridging the Digital Divide in Malaysia: Case Study of Sarawakreport.org
This chapter analyzes the burgeoning role of new media in the Malaysian political sphere. The cha... more This chapter analyzes the burgeoning role of new media in the Malaysian political sphere. The chapter descriptively analyzes the role of Sarawakreport.org, a blog formed by the former Prime Minister of the UK's (Gordon Brown's) sister in-law, Clare Rewcastle Brown, in an endeavor to challenge the Chief Minister of Sarawak in his incumbency. The government used its economical, coercive, and political power to repress the symbolic power of the new media, which transgresses boundaries, space, and time. This chapter concludes that the BN (Barisan Nasional) won its two-thirds majority legitimizing its control over Sarawak, but its loss of popular votes suggests the symbolic power is of concern for the ruling regime and legitimizing its rule seems to be a serious problem.
Physical Child Abuse: What Are the External Factors?
Asian Social …, Jan 1, 2012
The two waves of cyberpolitics in Malaysia: What does the by-elections barometer tell us?
CEU Political Science Journal, Jan 1, 2010
Abstract This paper explores the political spectrum of Malaysia leading to the reformasi period i... more Abstract This paper explores the political spectrum of Malaysia leading to the reformasi period in view of tracing the causes of the rise of the Internet as a source of disseminating and consuming alternative media. It attempts to answer why there was a sudden decline ...
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Papers by Kevin Fernandez