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The Internet in China

From Infrastructure to a Nascent Civil Society

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Authors:
  1. Gianluigi Negro

    1. University of Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland

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  • Topicality: capitalises on huge interest in the growth of the Chinese economy

  • Illustrative case studies: draws upon the implementation of the Golden Shield Project, the failed launch of the Green Dam Youth Escort, the anti-rumours campaign and real name registration system

  • Research base: based upon interviews with the most important Chinese scholars, think thanks and managers in the field of the Internet studies, as well as managers and executives at Sina Weibo, the most popular microblog platform in China, Baidu, the most used search engine, Tudou Youku, Sohu the most used video sharing platforms and many other Internet companies

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Gianluigi Negro
    Pages 1-4

  3. Studying the Internet in China. Relevance of the Topic

    • Gianluigi Negro
    Pages 5-17

  4. A Historical Overview of the Media Political Economy of the Internet in China

    • Gianluigi Negro
    Pages 19-88

  5. How Chinese People Use the Internet

    • Gianluigi Negro
    Pages 89-142

  6. BBSs and Blogs: The First Participatory Online Spaces (2003–2008)

    • Gianluigi Negro
    Pages 143-158

  7. 2008–2011: From the Social Network Services Copycats’ Struggle to Sina Weibo (the Most Popular Microblogging Platform)

    • Gianluigi Negro
    Pages 159-191

  8. The Development of Mobile Internet. Weixin (WeChat): A Killer Application for Sina Weibo?

    • Gianluigi Negro
    Pages 193-208

  9. Conclusions

    • Gianluigi Negro
    Pages 209-218

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 219-247
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About this book

This book aims to identify the most important political, socio-economic, and technical determinants of Internet development in China, through a historical approach that combines political economy, cultural, and public studies.  Firstly, the book looks at the most important strategies that compelled the Chinese government to invest in the construction of the Internet infrastructure. Secondly, it examines the relationships between the development of the Internet in China and the emergence of a nascent civil society. Finally, attention is given to three different Chinese online platforms in three different historical periods.  This three-pronged approach presents a coherent set of analyses and case studies which are committed to the investigation of the complex process of change undergone by Internet development in China.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland

    Gianluigi Negro

About the author

Gianluigi Negro is both Post Doctoral Researcher in the Faculty of Communication Sciences and Assistant Editor at China Media Observatory (CMO) at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Switzerland.

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