Media governance: managing online games seen from the perspective of the state in Vietnam
This paper presents a thematic analysis pertaining to the Vietnamese government's role in regulating the country's online game industry. Interviews with administrators who worked for Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications were conducted, revealing the perspective and rel...
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| description | This paper presents a thematic analysis pertaining to the Vietnamese government's role in regulating the country's online game industry. Interviews with administrators who worked for Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications were conducted, revealing the perspective and reluctance of the government towards this new socialist-oriented entertainment market in a communist society. The legal framework imposed on online games and its side effects are critically analysed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de0e3cc2ce2a48039121a7041d4882f72022-12-21T22:46:58ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402021-01-0171e06045Media governance: managing online games seen from the perspective of the state in VietnamPhan Quang Anh0Corresponding author.; University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandThis paper presents a thematic analysis pertaining to the Vietnamese government's role in regulating the country's online game industry. Interviews with administrators who worked for Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications were conducted, revealing the perspective and reluctance of the government towards this new socialist-oriented entertainment market in a communist society. The legal framework imposed on online games and its side effects are critically analysed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402100150XManagementOnline gamesQualitative researchThe stateVietnam |
| spellingShingle | Phan Quang Anh Media governance: managing online games seen from the perspective of the state in Vietnam Heliyon Management Online games Qualitative research The state Vietnam |
| title | Media governance: managing online games seen from the perspective of the state in Vietnam |
| title_full | Media governance: managing online games seen from the perspective of the state in Vietnam |
| title_fullStr | Media governance: managing online games seen from the perspective of the state in Vietnam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Media governance: managing online games seen from the perspective of the state in Vietnam |
| title_short | Media governance: managing online games seen from the perspective of the state in Vietnam |
| title_sort | media governance managing online games seen from the perspective of the state in vietnam |
| topic | Management Online games Qualitative research The state Vietnam |
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