Preventing the press from engendering ethnic violence : press restraints and ethnic violence in Singapore

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 2005.

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Main Author: Saleem, Saleena Begum
Other Authors: Chappell Lawson.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38448
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spelling mit-1721.1/384482019-04-10T09:57:40Z Preventing the press from engendering ethnic violence : press restraints and ethnic violence in Singapore Saleem, Saleena Begum Chappell Lawson. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Political Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Political Science. Political Science. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-137). This thesis aims to find a solution to a commonly held problem of ethnic violence that is engendered by the press. Based on the premise that governmental influence on the press in the form of press restraints can prevent the recurrence of deadly ethnic violence, it argues for certain types of press restraints in societies that (1) are just emerging from ethnic conflict and (2) lack the societal norms and established institutions that stem from traditions of democracy, is formulated. Taking Singapore as a case study, it shows that race issues were progressively de-politicized from 1956 to 1972 as a consequence of governmental influence. The Singapore case is taken to illustrate the gains to be attained from press restraints, and also to point out some potential caveats that would need to be accounted for in policies regarding press restraints. by Saleena Begum Saleem. S.M. 2007-08-03T19:14:33Z 2007-08-03T19:14:33Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38448 64702919 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 137 leaves application/pdf a-si--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Preventing the press from engendering ethnic violence : press restraints and ethnic violence in Singapore
title Preventing the press from engendering ethnic violence : press restraints and ethnic violence in Singapore
title_full Preventing the press from engendering ethnic violence : press restraints and ethnic violence in Singapore
title_fullStr Preventing the press from engendering ethnic violence : press restraints and ethnic violence in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Preventing the press from engendering ethnic violence : press restraints and ethnic violence in Singapore
title_short Preventing the press from engendering ethnic violence : press restraints and ethnic violence in Singapore
title_sort preventing the press from engendering ethnic violence press restraints and ethnic violence in singapore
topic Political Science.
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