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Moving beyond democratization: a thought piece on the China internet research agenda

Meng, Bingchun (2010) Moving beyond democratization: a thought piece on the China internet research agenda. International Journal of Communication, 4. pp. 501-508. ISSN 1932-8036

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Abstract

In this short essay, I will first discuss some major limitations of examining the Internet’s place in China from the democratization perspective. I then introduce the concept of mediation as an alternative conception of China Internet studies. Here, I draw upon Silverstone’s elaboration that “mediation is a fundamentally dialectical notion which requires us to address the processes of communication as both institutionally and technologically driven and embedded” (2005, p. 189). I am not necessarily arguing for one approach to replace the other, but, rather, trying to expand the scope of our scholarly inquiry.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc
Additional Information: © 2010 The Author
Divisions: Media and Communications
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
D History General and Old World > DS Asia
Date Deposited: 12 May 2010 10:07
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 13:57
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/27904

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