Scandal as Constructivation: Trust Cultures and the Politics of Legitimacy in Southeast Asia

This article theorizes political scandal in Southeast Asia as a performative and culturally embedded process rather than simple exposure of wrongdoing. Using the Dengvaxia vaccine controversy in the Philippines as a generative case, it introduces the concept of trust cultures: historically grounded...

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Published in:	International Journal of Communication
Main Author:	Karl Patrick R. Mendoza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	USC Annenberg Press 2025-09-01
Subjects:	political scandal trust cultures Southeast Asia legitimacy hybrid media systems
Online Access:	https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/25315