The Internet, Social Networks and Civic Engagement in Chinese Societies

The Internet, Social Networks and Civic Engagement in Chinese Societies
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 197
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ISBN-10 : 9781317591146
ISBN-13 : 1317591143
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Book Synopsis The Internet, Social Networks and Civic Engagement in Chinese Societies by : Wenhong Chen

Download or read book The Internet, Social Networks and Civic Engagement in Chinese Societies written by Wenhong Chen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Internet in China reflects many contradictions and complexities of the society in which it is embedded. Despite the growing significance of digital media and communication technologies, research on their contingent, non-linear, and sometimes paradoxical impact on civic engagement remains theoretically underdeveloped and empirically understudied. As importantly, many studies on the internet’s implications in Chinese societies have focused on China. This book draws on a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to advance a balanced and context-rich understanding of the effects of digital media and communication technologies, especially social media, for state legitimacy, the rise of issue-based networks, the growth of the public sphere, and various forms of civic engagement in China, Taiwan, and the global Chinese diaspora. Using ethnography, interview, experiment, survey, and the big data method, scholars from North America, Europe, and Asia show that the couture and impacts of digital activism depend on issue and context. This book was originally published as a special issue of Information, Communication & Society.


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