• ISBN13: 9788126919444
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Communication, Mass Media and Journalism
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: August 20, 2014
• Pages: 216
• Original Price: INR 795.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 240 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General

This study looks into the regime structure of an authoritarian state and examines the role of mass media in it. The case study of Myanmar has been chosen because of the transition taking place in the country and the numerous challenges faced by the current regime in coping up with the internal as well as external pressures. It has been taken as a model to understand the role of mass media in an authoritarian society. The role of mass media in Myanmar was highly circumscribed during the military rule for over more than six decades. But, in the wake of the recent process of reforms and changes taking place in the country, some of those restrictions have given way to a more open and free mass media regime. Nevertheless, the prevailing media legislations—Printers and Publishers Registration Law and Press Scrutiny and Registration Division need a thorough overhauling for the establishment of a more open and free mass-media regime. In this background, the book looks into the authoritarian political structure and tries to investigate the nature and operation of mass media in Myanmar. The book will be useful for the students and teachers of Political Science and researchers in this field. It will also appeal to common readers who wish to know the role and plight of media in an authoritarian society.

Manish Kumar has been a student of Sociology and Mass Communication. He has been actively involved in teaching both the disciplines in various institutions of learning in Delhi and NCR. His area of research is particularly focused on the study of society from the lens of mass media. He has done a decade long research on society and media in Myanmar.

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• List of Tables and Figures
• Acronyms
• Burmese Terms
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 1.1 Objective of the Study
• 1.2 Hypothesis/Research Question
• 1.3 Significance of the Study
• 1.4 Methodology
• 1.5 Review of the Literature
• 1.5.1 Literature on Authoritarianism
• 1.5.2 Myanmar: Past, Present and Prospects
• 1.5.3 Media in Myanmar
• 1.6 Structure of the Study
• 2. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE: MEDIA IN AN AUTHORITARIAN STATE
• 2.1 Authoritarianism
• 2.1.1 Authoritarian Regimes
• 2.1.2 Authoritarianism in Myanmar
• 2.1.3 Political Culture and Values
• 2.2 Theoretical Paradigm
• 2.2.1 Authoritarian Theory
• 2.2.2 The Soviet-Communist Theory
• 2.2.3 The Libertarian Theory
• 2.2.4 Social Responsibility Theory
• 2.3 Authoritarian Political Architecture in Myanmar
• 2.3.1 State Apparatus
• 2.3.2 Economy
• 2.3.3 Party Machinery
• 2.3.4 Armed Forces
• 2.3.5 Elections
• 2.3.6 The Closed Media
• 3. MILITARY RULE IN MYANMAR
• 3.1 Post- Developments
• 3.1.1 Parliamentary Democracy
• 3.1.2 Caretaker Government
• 3.1.3 Establishment of Military Rule: 1962-74
• 3.1.4 Constitutional Dictatorship: BSPP Rule:
• 1974-88
• 3.1.5 Military Junta: SLORC 1988-97
• 3.1.6 SPDC Regime: 1998-2008
• 3.1.7 Democratic Transition and Reconciliation in Myanmar 2008 Onwards
• 4. POLITICAL TRANSITION IN MYANMAR
• 4.1 Process of Transition
• 4.2 Reform Agenda of the New Regime
• 4.3 Challenges of Political Transition in Myanmar
• 4.3.1 Hardliners and Reformists
• 4.3.2 International Isolation
• 4.3.3 Political and National Reconciliation
• 4.3.4 Human Rights Agenda
• 4.3.5 Economic Reforms
• 4.3.6 Battleground for Capitalist Penetration
• 4.3.7 Environmental Hazards and Threat to Bio-diversity
• 5. MEDIA VIS-À-VIS THE AUTHORITARIAN STATE IN MYANMAR
• 5.1 Authoritarian Media Regime in Myanmar
• 5.1.1 Press Censorship in BSPP Era
• 5.1.2 Media Freedom: Interregnum during 1988
• 5.1.3 Press Freedom and Censorship: 1988 and Beyond
• 5.1.4 Re-emergence of Private Media in 1990s
• 5.2 Exiled Media and the Internet: Blessing in Disguise
• 5.3 The New Regime and Media
• 5.4 Media Reforms
• 6. CONCLUSION
• 6.1 Summary and Validation of the Hypothesis
• 6.2 Concluding Remarks
• 7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• 7.1 Primary Sources
• 7.2 Secondary Sources