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Sample
Research Projects
 Internet
and Elections
Cyberterrorism
Use
of online government feedback channels in Singapore
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SIRC Director Ang Peng Hwa delivering a keynote speech
at the AOIR Conference in Chicago.
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E-Governance
and Politics
Research in this area focuses on the relationship of the internet
to larger issues of political action and governance. One of the
ongoing SIRC initiatives in this area is the Internet and Elections
in Asia project, which is part of a larger study on the Internet
and Elections worldwide. Researchers are also looking at E-Governance
in Asian nations, cybersecurity, cyberterrorism and cyber warfare.
Plans are underway to conduct more specific research targeted
at exploring the political economy of the Internet in Asia, the
Internet and international relations within the Asian context
as well as the impact of the Internet on the Association of South
East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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Sample
Research Projects
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Internet
and Elections
Project Description
This project examines how the Internet is deployed and used in
electoral campaigns across Asia. It is part of the larger Internet
and Elections project that is examining the role of the internet
in elections on a comparative basis between European, Asian, and
North American nations.
Investigators: Randolph Kluver, Lee Wai Peng, Shyam Tekwani, Pia
Aquilla, Shahiraa Sahul Hameed.
Internet and Elections Project
website
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Cyberterrorism
Project Description
One of the least understood aspects of the internet is how it is
deployed and employed by militant non-state actors, including terrorist
groups. This project examines the ways in which the internet is
used by these groups to facilitate political and confrontational
goals.
Investigator: Shyam Tekwani
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Use
of online government feedback channels in Singapore
Project Description
A follow-up to an earlier E-Government study (Li, Detenber, Lee
& Chia, 2003), this project investigates how and why people
use the Internet to provide feedback to the government in Singapore.
It uses and extends Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behavior to
examine the attitudes and perceived norms that predict online feedback
behaviors. The telephone survey will yield a nationally representative
sample and allow for a longitudinal investigation of perceptions
and uses of certain E-Government services.
Investigator: SIRC Associate Ben Detenber and students Hua Peijun,
Stephanie, Loh Zhi Wei and Tan Kok Kuan
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