The other digital China nonconfrontational activism on the social web

The Other Digital China: Nonconfrontational Activism on the Social Web maps out the emerging ecosystem of Chinese activism 2.0 that traverses multiple sectors-the NGO sector, universities, the corporate sector, and the IT sector-where change agents are creating social good in non-contentious ways an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wang, Jing, 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press [2019]
Subjects:
Since 2000
Internet and activism > China.
Social media > China.
Social change > China.
Cybermilitantisme > Chine.
Médias sociaux > Chine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Developing & Emerging Countries.
Social media
Social conditions
Social change
Internet and activism
China > Social conditions > 2000-
Chine > Conditions sociales > 2000-
China
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Walking around obstacles
  • Nonconfrontational activism and the Chinese "social"
  • NGO 2.0 and social media activism: activist as researcher
  • WeChat vs. Weibo: microblogging and peer-to-peer philanthropy
  • Millennials as change agents on the social web
  • Makers and Tech4Good culture
  • Participatory action research and the Chinese challenge
  • Conclusion: Between Star Trek and Brave New World?

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