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 |
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| 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: | 13 Sep 2024 22:47 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/27904 |
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