Academic essays and research related to development communications, media and international development, and political communication.
Happy to announce that I’ve co-written a chapter in this book with Dr. Chris Millora. Our chapter is entitled, “Researching the criminalisation of young people’s dissent: insights from
Southeast Asia”
Download the copy of my full thesis on the role of Facebook influencers in shaping the narrative of the Duterte era
In this chapter, we dive deeper into the influencer culture and situate it in the Philippines, a country who has had a long history of patronage politics and where celebrities become politicians and vice versa.
Our case studies explore how to unlock the power of local green businesses for global sustainable development. The report focuses on India, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Mongolia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Watch this lecture I gave with UP Manila on the role of social media in spreading disinformation.
Indonesia, like its neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia, has a long history of student activism; from the participation of indigenous and Islamic students to end Dutch colonial rule and a wave of protests in the 1970s against corruption, student movements became a strong force in Indonesia’s democracy. With the changing landscape of technology has also come a shift in how students and youth in Indonesia become politically engaged.
This paper looks at the fragile student movements in both countries and how digital media has played an important role in the reawakening of student youth activism in Malaysia and Singapore.
This was a recorded news interview with ANC on celebrity politics, thrive in the Philippines, weak political party systems, and how social media impacts elections.
Renee Karunungan 