Scandal and Democracy - 9781501731037

Scandal and DemocracyMedia Politics in Indonesia\nAuthor(s): Mary E. McCoy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Southeast Asia Program Publications, Cornell University\nISBN-13: 9781501731037, 978-1501731037\nSynopsis\nSuccessful transitions to enduring democracy are both difficult and rare. In Scandal and Democracy, Mary E. McCoy explores how newly democratizing nations can avoid reverting to authoritarian solutions in response to the daunting problems brought about by sudden change. The troubled transitions that have derailed democratization in nations worldwide make this problem a major concern for scholars and citizens alike.\n\n This study of Indonesia's transition from authoritarian rule sheds light on the fragility not just of democratic transitions but of democracy itself and finds that democratization's durability depends, to a surprising extent, on the role of the media, particularly its airing of political scandal and intraelite c.