The Other Digital China : : Nonconfrontational Activism on the Social Web / / Jing Wang.

Westerners tend to equate political action with revolution and open criticism, leading to concerns that the less outspoken citizens of nonliberal societies are brainwashed, complicit, or paralyzed by fear. Jing Wang shatters this myth, showing how online activists in China are quietly building power...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Walking Around the Obstacles -- 1. Nonconfrontational Activism and the Chinese “Social” -- 2. NGO2.0 and Social Media Activism: Activist as Researcher -- 3. WeChat versus Weibo: Microblogging and Peer-to- Peer Philanthropy -- 4. Millennials as Change Agents on the Social Web -- 5. Makers and Tech4Good Culture -- 6. Participatory Action Research and the Chinese Challenge -- Conclusion: Between Star Trek and Brave New World? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index
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Westerners tend to equate political action with revolution and open criticism, leading to concerns that the less outspoken citizens of nonliberal societies are brainwashed, complicit, or paralyzed by fear. Jing Wang shatters this myth, showing how online activists in China are quietly building powerful coalitions for incremental social change.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mai 2021)
Internet and activism China.
Social change China.
Social media China.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries. bisacsh
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2019 9783110652031
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The Other Digital China : Nonconfrontational Activism on the Social Web /
Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction: Walking Around the Obstacles --
1. Nonconfrontational Activism and the Chinese “Social” --
2. NGO2.0 and Social Media Activism: Activist as Researcher --
3. WeChat versus Weibo: Microblogging and Peer-to- Peer Philanthropy --
4. Millennials as Change Agents on the Social Web --
5. Makers and Tech4Good Culture --
6. Participatory Action Research and the Chinese Challenge --
Conclusion: Between Star Trek and Brave New World? --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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Contents --
Introduction: Walking Around the Obstacles --
1. Nonconfrontational Activism and the Chinese “Social” --
2. NGO2.0 and Social Media Activism: Activist as Researcher --
3. WeChat versus Weibo: Microblogging and Peer-to- Peer Philanthropy --
4. Millennials as Change Agents on the Social Web --
5. Makers and Tech4Good Culture --
6. Participatory Action Research and the Chinese Challenge --
Conclusion: Between Star Trek and Brave New World? --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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Contents --
Introduction: Walking Around the Obstacles --
1. Nonconfrontational Activism and the Chinese “Social” --
2. NGO2.0 and Social Media Activism: Activist as Researcher --
3. WeChat versus Weibo: Microblogging and Peer-to- Peer Philanthropy --
4. Millennials as Change Agents on the Social Web --
5. Makers and Tech4Good Culture --
6. Participatory Action Research and the Chinese Challenge --
Conclusion: Between Star Trek and Brave New World? --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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