Internet and Civil Society in China: A Critical Review

摘要：

Recently, research on the impact of Internet on civil society in China prevails. This paper critically reviews present research and point out its weaknesses: first, in view of NGOs contribution in 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, many scholars overestimate the development of civil society in China; second, under technological determinism and western centrism, they simply interpret the Internets role; third, as to the issue of web public sphere, thinness of theoretical resources, neglect of group polarization, and simplistic understanding of rationality in online discussion are major problems. At last, to further research, this paper proposes some approaches: multiply theoretical foundations, shift research perspectives and explore new research methods.

关键词： Review Internet Civil society Public sphere China

作者: LIU Da-zhi

作者单位: College of Public Administration, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China, 310027 College of Humanities and Social Science, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing,P.R. China, 400050

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2010 International Conference on Public Administration(6th)(2010 第六届公共管理国际会议)

会议地点: 澳大利亚堪培拉

会议语种:英文

页码: 396-403

在线出版日期: 2010-10-22（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）