Title page for ETD etd-06102008-005833

Type of Document

Dissertation

Author

Kulikova, Svetlana Viktorovna

Author's Email Address

skulik1@lsu.edu

URN

etd-06102008-005833

Title

New Media in New Democracies: Perceptions of Good Governance Among Traditional and Internet-Based Media Users in Kyrgyzstan

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Department

Mass Communication

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Robert K. Goidel	Committee Chair
James C. Garand	Committee Member
Lance Porter	Committee Member
Monica Postelnicu	Committee Member
Tracy L. Shaffer	Dean's Representative

Keywords

Kyrgyzstan
new media
emerging democracies
Internet-based media
post-Soviet revolutions
good governance practices

Date of Defense

2008-05-09

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

This dissertation explores the potential and role of the Internet-based media in the Kyrgyz Republic’s political processes after the 2005 March Revolution. It uses a model of interaction between the government and citizens through various types of realities: the reality constructed and imposed by the state-controlled media, the reality created by alternative, independent sources of information online, and the realities experienced by citizens in their daily lives. The model pulled together various theories from political science, sociology, psychology, and mass communication and focused on the exit-voice-loyalty options available for the citizens in response to governance practices.
The research project uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative research methods. The results of content analysis have shown that in coverage of the 2007 Constitutional Referendum, independent Internet-based media indeed constructed a reality alternative to the official propaganda imposed by state media and were more critical of the government in terms of good governance practices than the state media. Further, the results of surveys and focus groups provide the evidence that Internet-based media play a significant role in shaping perceptions of good governance among politically interested Internet-based media users toward more negative evaluations of and higher levels of frustration with the government performance. Finally, the Internet media use is associated with the higher levels of intent to leave the country (i.e., exercise the exit option) among the research participants with low political interest.

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