Rachel Neo
Biographic Data
| ID | 162165 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Neo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Neo |
| SIGNATURE | NEO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6418-4350 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 163 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Of Social Discipline and Control: The Stratified Impact of Fake News and Disinformation on Minorities in Indonesia
Recent scholarship on disinformation points to a range of adverse effects on society, including its potential to fragment institutions and incite violence. Despite this, little research has looked into the stratified effects of fake news in society – particularly on how minorities are disproportionately victimised by the problem. This study sets out to analyse the qualitative impact of fake news on racial, ethnic and sexual minority communities i…
Retracted Article: Analysing the political effects of ‘fake news’ deflections in the UK
We, the Editors and Publisher of West European Politics , have retracted the following article: Ric Neo (2023) ‘Analysing the political effects of ‘fake news’ deflections in the UK’, West European Politics , DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2023.2211836, published online on 21 June 2023. Since publication, significant concerns have been raised about overlaps in concept, theory and design with work made available as a conference panel paper by Kaylyn Jackson…
When Would a State Crack Down on Fake News? Explaining Variation in the Governance of Fake News in Asia-Pacific
This article sets out to explain national variation in the governance of fake news; it asks, under what conditions would governments pursue securitization in order to address the threat of fake news? Through a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis of 24 countries in Asia-Pacific, this article explores multicausal explanations behind why some countries have moved to securitize fake news—framing it as an existential threat and justifying the p…
State rhetoric, nationalism and public opinion in China
The Chinese government is fond of invoking the 'hurt feelings of 1.4 billion Chinese citizens' to protest foreign actions and policies. However, this rhetoric might be nothing more than propaganda and attempts to leverage nationalist sentiment. How much do citizens in China actually care about issues completely unrelated to their daily livelihoods? To answer this, the study employs a representative survey to investigate the extent to which rhetor…
Fighting Fire With Fire? Relegitimizing Strategies for Media Institutions Faced With Unwarranted 'Fake News' Accusations
Empirical accounts point to the increasing weaponization of the 'fake news' label-or unwarranted fake news accusations-by politicians to deflect critical reporting and delegitimize media outlets and achieve political ends. While research has begun unpacking the implications of such attacks, little attention has been paid toward avenues to counter them. Drawing upon the literature on misinformation and crisis management research and through an exp…
The International Discourses and Governance of Fake News
Since the 2016 US presidential elections, fake news and misinformation have been recognised as a major problem of the modern, connected world. However, this increased salience has been accompanied by an expansion in voices articulating different approaches towards the issue. This article presents an examination of the range of societal discourses of fake news advanced by four types of hegemonic societal actors: international organisations, states…
The failed construction of fake news as a security threat in Malaysia
This article examines developments in Malaysia regarding 'fake news', analyzing how state actors sought to securitise the issue - or construct it as a national security threat - to justify broad crackdowns. As a research focus, it asks: how has the previous administration under PM Najib Razak sought to crackdown on fake news? Why were the securitisation efforts resisted, leading to the repeal of the Anti-Fake News 2018 bill? Drawing on primary su…
Securitisation of the President: Trump as a national security threat
Employing securitisation theory, this article critically evaluates political discourses in the United States involving US President Donald Trump. It makes two main arguments: first, present political discourses against Trump can be understood as part of a concerted securitisation process in which Trump’s presidency is constructed as a threat to US national security. The securitisation of an issue gives credence to the need for emergency measures …
A cudgel of repression: Analysing state instrumentalisation of the ‘fake news’ label in Southeast Asia
Fake news has been recognised as a pressing issue by scholars, who have highlighted the destabilising impact it portends in societies. Beyond an understanding of the empirical effects of fake news on democratic institutions that recent scholarship has shed light on, emergent research also points to the potential of fake news being weaponised as a discursive tool to achieve political ends. In that light, this study sets out to analyse the discours…
Religious securitisation and institutionalised sectarianism in Saudi Arabia
The events of Arab Spring that swept across the Middle East have altered the face of domestic politics within Arab states, spurring a rise in Shia/Sunni sectarianism across the region. Yet, to view sectarianism as an inevitable outcome ignores the fact that both factions have lived together peacefully in the past. This article employs securitisation to interrogate the construction of Shi'ism as a societal threat in Saudi Arabia. It addresses two …
The securitisation of fake news in Singapore
The Jihad post-Arab Spring: Contextualising Islamic radicalism in Egypt and Tunisia
This article examines the rise in jihadi activity within North Africa in recent years and aims to answer two fundamental questions: first, how have local and foreign jihadi groups capitalised on the unique domestic contexts in Tunisia and Egypt in the aftermath of the Arab Spring revolutions to advance their insurgencies? Next, what are the key factors conducive to extremism in both countries that have facilitated this? This study highlights the …
Implications of Pro- and Counterattitudinal Information Exposure for Affective Polarization: Partisan Media Exposure and Affective Polarization
The American electorate is characterized by political polarization, and especially by increasingly negative affective responses toward opposing party members. To what extent might this be attributed to exposure to information reinforcing individuals' partisan identity versus information representing the views of partisan opponents? And is this a uniquely American phenomenon? This study uses survey data collected immediately following recent natio…
Implications of Pro- and Counterattitudinal Information Exposure for Affective Polarization: Partisan Media Exposure and Affective Polarization
The American electorate is characterized by political polarization, and especially by increasingly negative affective responses toward opposing party members. To what extent might this be attributed to exposure to information reinforcing individuals' partisan identity versus information representing the views of partisan opponents? And is this a uniquely American phenomenon? This study uses survey data collected immediately following recent natio…
A cudgel of repression: Analysing state instrumentalisation of the ‘fake news’ label in Southeast Asia
Fake news has been recognised as a pressing issue by scholars, who have highlighted the destabilising impact it portends in societies. Beyond an understanding of the empirical effects of fake news on democratic institutions that recent scholarship has shed light on, emergent research also points to the potential of fake news being weaponised as a discursive tool to achieve political ends. In that light, this study sets out to analyse the discours…
When Would a State Crack Down on Fake News? Explaining Variation in the Governance of Fake News in Asia-Pacific
This article sets out to explain national variation in the governance of fake news; it asks, under what conditions would governments pursue securitization in order to address the threat of fake news? Through a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis of 24 countries in Asia-Pacific, this article explores multicausal explanations behind why some countries have moved to securitize fake news—framing it as an existential threat and justifying the p…
State rhetoric, nationalism and public opinion in China
The Chinese government is fond of invoking the 'hurt feelings of 1.4 billion Chinese citizens' to protest foreign actions and policies. However, this rhetoric might be nothing more than propaganda and attempts to leverage nationalist sentiment. How much do citizens in China actually care about issues completely unrelated to their daily livelihoods? To answer this, the study employs a representative survey to investigate the extent to which rhetor…
The securitisation of fake news in Singapore
The failed construction of fake news as a security threat in Malaysia
This article examines developments in Malaysia regarding 'fake news', analyzing how state actors sought to securitise the issue - or construct it as a national security threat - to justify broad crackdowns. As a research focus, it asks: how has the previous administration under PM Najib Razak sought to crackdown on fake news? Why were the securitisation efforts resisted, leading to the repeal of the Anti-Fake News 2018 bill? Drawing on primary su…
Securitisation of the President: Trump as a national security threat
Employing securitisation theory, this article critically evaluates political discourses in the United States involving US President Donald Trump. It makes two main arguments: first, present political discourses against Trump can be understood as part of a concerted securitisation process in which Trump’s presidency is constructed as a threat to US national security. The securitisation of an issue gives credence to the need for emergency measures …
Religious securitisation and institutionalised sectarianism in Saudi Arabia
The events of Arab Spring that swept across the Middle East have altered the face of domestic politics within Arab states, spurring a rise in Shia/Sunni sectarianism across the region. Yet, to view sectarianism as an inevitable outcome ignores the fact that both factions have lived together peacefully in the past. This article employs securitisation to interrogate the construction of Shi'ism as a societal threat in Saudi Arabia. It addresses two …
Implications of Pro- and Counterattitudinal Information Exposure for Affective Polarization: Partisan Media Exposure and Affective Polarization
The American electorate is characterized by political polarization, and especially by increasingly negative affective responses toward opposing party members. To what extent might this be attributed to exposure to information reinforcing individuals' partisan identity versus information representing the views of partisan opponents? And is this a uniquely American phenomenon? This study uses survey data collected immediately following recent natio…
The securitisation of fake news in Singapore
The Jihad post-Arab Spring: Contextualising Islamic radicalism in Egypt and Tunisia
This article examines the rise in jihadi activity within North Africa in recent years and aims to answer two fundamental questions: first, how have local and foreign jihadi groups capitalised on the unique domestic contexts in Tunisia and Egypt in the aftermath of the Arab Spring revolutions to advance their insurgencies? Next, what are the key factors conducive to extremism in both countries that have facilitated this? This study highlights the …
Securitisation of the President: Trump as a national security threat
Employing securitisation theory, this article critically evaluates political discourses in the United States involving US President Donald Trump. It makes two main arguments: first, present political discourses against Trump can be understood as part of a concerted securitisation process in which Trump’s presidency is constructed as a threat to US national security. The securitisation of an issue gives credence to the need for emergency measures …
A cudgel of repression: Analysing state instrumentalisation of the ‘fake news’ label in Southeast Asia
Fake news has been recognised as a pressing issue by scholars, who have highlighted the destabilising impact it portends in societies. Beyond an understanding of the empirical effects of fake news on democratic institutions that recent scholarship has shed light on, emergent research also points to the potential of fake news being weaponised as a discursive tool to achieve political ends. In that light, this study sets out to analyse the discours…
Religious securitisation and institutionalised sectarianism in Saudi Arabia
The events of Arab Spring that swept across the Middle East have altered the face of domestic politics within Arab states, spurring a rise in Shia/Sunni sectarianism across the region. Yet, to view sectarianism as an inevitable outcome ignores the fact that both factions have lived together peacefully in the past. This article employs securitisation to interrogate the construction of Shi'ism as a societal threat in Saudi Arabia. It addresses two …
The International Discourses and Governance of Fake News
Since the 2016 US presidential elections, fake news and misinformation have been recognised as a major problem of the modern, connected world. However, this increased salience has been accompanied by an expansion in voices articulating different approaches towards the issue. This article presents an examination of the range of societal discourses of fake news advanced by four types of hegemonic societal actors: international organisations, states…
The failed construction of fake news as a security threat in Malaysia
This article examines developments in Malaysia regarding 'fake news', analyzing how state actors sought to securitise the issue - or construct it as a national security threat - to justify broad crackdowns. As a research focus, it asks: how has the previous administration under PM Najib Razak sought to crackdown on fake news? Why were the securitisation efforts resisted, leading to the repeal of the Anti-Fake News 2018 bill? Drawing on primary su…
When Would a State Crack Down on Fake News? Explaining Variation in the Governance of Fake News in Asia-Pacific
This article sets out to explain national variation in the governance of fake news; it asks, under what conditions would governments pursue securitization in order to address the threat of fake news? Through a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis of 24 countries in Asia-Pacific, this article explores multicausal explanations behind why some countries have moved to securitize fake news—framing it as an existential threat and justifying the p…
State rhetoric, nationalism and public opinion in China
The Chinese government is fond of invoking the 'hurt feelings of 1.4 billion Chinese citizens' to protest foreign actions and policies. However, this rhetoric might be nothing more than propaganda and attempts to leverage nationalist sentiment. How much do citizens in China actually care about issues completely unrelated to their daily livelihoods? To answer this, the study employs a representative survey to investigate the extent to which rhetor…
Fighting Fire With Fire? Relegitimizing Strategies for Media Institutions Faced With Unwarranted 'Fake News' Accusations
Empirical accounts point to the increasing weaponization of the 'fake news' label-or unwarranted fake news accusations-by politicians to deflect critical reporting and delegitimize media outlets and achieve political ends. While research has begun unpacking the implications of such attacks, little attention has been paid toward avenues to counter them. Drawing upon the literature on misinformation and crisis management research and through an exp…
Of Social Discipline and Control: The Stratified Impact of Fake News and Disinformation on Minorities in Indonesia
Recent scholarship on disinformation points to a range of adverse effects on society, including its potential to fragment institutions and incite violence. Despite this, little research has looked into the stratified effects of fake news in society – particularly on how minorities are disproportionately victimised by the problem. This study sets out to analyse the qualitative impact of fake news on racial, ethnic and sexual minority communities i…
Retracted Article: Analysing the political effects of ‘fake news’ deflections in the UK
We, the Editors and Publisher of West European Politics , have retracted the following article: Ric Neo (2023) ‘Analysing the political effects of ‘fake news’ deflections in the UK’, West European Politics , DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2023.2211836, published online on 21 June 2023. Since publication, significant concerns have been raised about overlaps in concept, theory and design with work made available as a conference panel paper by Kaylyn Jackson…
Political science (12 works) · Politics (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Political economy (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Global Security and Public Health (6 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (6 works) · Media studies (5 works) · Psychology (5 works)