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CHINESE INTERNET-MEDIA
The Politics Behind The Internet
Xiaoxi JinCOM 300
8/8/11
CHINESE INTERNET-MEDIA
Internet activism in ChinaThe politics and transboundary dynamics of Internet–mediated networksFour type of online politics
INTERNET ACTIVISM IN CHINA
THE POLITICS AND TRANSBOUNDARY DYNAMICS OF
INTERNET–MEDIATED NETWORKS
It engaged four different kinds of politics
The differentiation of these four types of politics makes Keck and Sikkink’s analytic framework particularly useful for disaggregating the practices on the ground.
Its emphasis on information and symbolic politics captures central features of Internet–mediated activism.
It represents a step beyond the framing perspective in social movement theory
FOUR TYPE OF ONLINE POLITICS
Information politics
Two types of information are central to information politics: testimonial information and technical information. Getting these two types of information out to the public helps to “make the need for action more real for ordinary citizens.”.
Symbolic politics
Symbolic politics is the use of symbols and narratives to frame an event and influence the public.
Leverage politics
Domestic actors seek international pressure on domestic governments. The leverage comes from the outside.
Accountability politics
It’s a rights–based contention
CHINESE INTERNET-MEDIA
General thought about Chinese online politics
Which type of online politics would effect the society most, why?
Do you like the way that government is doing?
CREDIT
Guobin Yang; Activists beyond Virtual Borders: Internet-Mediated Networks and Informational Politics in China; First Monday, Special Issue #7: Command Lines: The Emergence of Governance in Global Cyberspace; http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1609/1524