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The Internet in China
From Infrastructure to a Nascent Civil Society|
74,89 € |
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| Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan |
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| Veröffentl.: | 17.10.2017 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9783319604053 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
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This book aims to identify the most important political, socio-economic, and technical determinants of Internet development in China, through a historical approach that combines political economy, cultural, and public studies. Firstly, the book looks at the most important strategies that compelled the Chinese government to invest in the construction of the Internet infrastructure. Secondly, it examines the relationships between the development of the Internet in China and the emergence of a nascent civil society. Finally, attention is given to three different Chinese online platforms in three different historical periods. This three-pronged approach presents a coherent set of analyses and case studies which are committed to the investigation of the complex process of change undergone by Internet development in China.<br/>
1. Introduction.- 2. Studying the Internet in China: Relevance of the Topic.- 3. A Historical Overview of the Media Political Economy of the Internet in China.- 4. How Chinese People Use the Internet.- 5. BBSS and Blogs: the First Participatory Online Spaces (2003-2008).- 6. 2008-2011: From the Social Network Services Copycats' Struggle to Sina Weibo (the Most Popular Microblogging Platform).- 7. The Development of Mobile Internet: Weixin (Wechat) a Killer Applicatin for Sina Weibo?.- 8. Conclusions.-
Gianluigi Negro is both Post Doctoral Researcher in the Faculty of Communication Sciences and Assistant Editor at China Media Observatory (CMO) at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Switzerland.
This book aims to identify the most important political, socio-economic, and technical determinants of Internet development in China, through a historical approach that combines political economy, cultural, and public studies. Firstly, the book looks at the most important strategies that compelled the Chinese government to invest in the construction of the Internet infrastructure. Secondly, it examines the relationships between the development of the Internet in China and the emergence of a nascent civil society. Finally, attention is given to three different Chinese online platforms in three different historical periods. This three-pronged approach presents a coherent set of analyses and case studies which are committed to the investigation of the complex process of change undergone by Internet development in China.
<p>Topicality: capitalises on huge interest in the growth of the Chinese economy</p><p>Illustrative case studies: draws upon the implementation of the Golden Shield Project, the failed launch of the Green Dam Youth Escort, the anti-rumours campaign and real name registration system</p><p>Research base: based upon interviews with the most important Chinese scholars, think thanks and managers in the field of the Internet studies, as well as managers and executives at Sina Weibo, the most popular microblog platform in China, Baidu, the most used search engine, Tudou Youku, Sohu the most used video sharing platforms and many other Internet companies</p><p>Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras</p>
<div>Topicality: capitalises on huge interest in the growth of the Chinese economy </div><div><br/></div><div>Illustrative case studies: draws upon the implementation of the Golden Shield Project, the failed launch of the Green Dam Youth Escort, the anti-rumours campaign and real name registration system</div><div><br/></div><div>Research base: based upon interviews with the most important Chinese scholars, think thanks and managers in the field of the Internet studies, as well as managers and executives at Sina Weibo, the most popular microblog platform in China, Baidu, the most used search engine, Tudou Youku, Sohu the most used video sharing platforms and many other Internet companies </div><br/>
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