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