State-run media outlets in Central Asia: external regime legitimation through regional conflict and cooperation framing

Pak, M., Menga, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5712-7748, Feuer, D. and Dowell, A. (2020) State-run media outlets in Central Asia: external regime legitimation through regional conflict and cooperation framing. Central Asian Survey, 39 (3). pp. 378-397. ISSN 1465-3354 doi: 10.1080/02634937.2020.1781060

Abstract/Summary

In this article, we empirically examine how the Central Asian states apply external regime legitimation strategies to legitimize their regimes domestically. We used the Central Asia Watch Project’s data from five Central Asian state-run media outlets to examine spatial and temporal changes in applying regime legitimation strategies. The results show that all Central Asian countries employed external regime legitimation strategies but those strategies differ based on regime type. Overall, we see a continuity and persistence in reporting regional cooperation but underreporting of regional conflict throughout the 2016–2017 timeframe of this study.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/91175
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/02634937.2020.1781060
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Geography and Environmental Science
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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