Technological empowerment
Subtitle: the Internet, state, and society in China
By: Yongnian Zheng
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780804757379
Subjects: Political participation -- Technological innovations -- China; Internet -- Political aspects -- China; Democracy -- China; Internet -- China
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-203) and index
Table of contents: title: Politics of technological empowerment: science vs. democracy; title: Information technology, nation-state building, and social movement; title: Regulatory regime and political control; title: The Internet, political liberalization, and political democratization; title: The Internet, civic engagement, and public distrust; title: Interaction strategies, collective action, and political consequences; title: Information technology, state-society relations, and political changes