Technological Empowerment

The Internet, State, and Society in China

Yongnian Zheng

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Stanford University Press
07 November 2007

Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship; Political subversion; Ethical & social aspects of computing; Internet guides & online services

Will new information technologies, especially the Internet, bring freedom and democracy to authoritarian China? This study argues that the Internet has brought about new dynamics of socio-political changes in China, and that state power and social forces are transforming in Internet-mediated public space.

Its findings are fourfold. First, the Internet empowers both the state and society. The Internet has played an important role in facilitating political liberalization, and made government more open, transparent, and accountable. Second, the Internet produces enormous effects which are highly decentralized and beyond the reach of state power. Third, the Internet has created a new infrastructure for the state and society in their engagement with (and disengagement from) each other. Fourth, the Internet produces a recursive relationship between state and society. The interactions between the state and society over the Internet end up reshaping both the state and society.

By: Yongnian Zheng
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 534mm
Weight: 503g
ISBN: 9780804757379
ISBN 10: 0804757372
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 07 November 2007
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yongnian Zheng is Professor and Head of Research at The China Policy Institute, Nottingham University. He is also a coeditor of China: An International Journal. His publications include Globalization and State Transformation in China (2004) and Will China Become Democratic? Elite, Class, and Regime Transition (2004).

Reviews for Technological Empowerment: The Internet, State, and Society in China

By reviewing the impact of information technology on political development in China, Zheng seeks to explore the dynamics of socio-political changes brought about by the Internet, the transformation of state power and social forces in Internet-mediated public space, and how the Internet provides an arena for the mutual empowerment of the state and society ... Highly recommended. -- S. K. Ma Technological Empowerment is a great contribution to the study of information technology in China. Zheng provides not only a thorough analysis of the origin of the nation-building framework, but also case studies of interactions between the state and society that are facilitated through information technology. -- Technology in Culture As a China expert, Zheng's superior knowledge on China allows him to execute an insightful and balanced analysis of the Internet's impacts on the state-society relations in China ... Overall, this is a truly well-researched and well-written book. Zheng has successfully provided a conceptual framework to assist our understanding of the political impact of the Internet in China. This book is a must-read for those scholars studying contemporary China. It is useful for relevant graduate courses in the fields of political science, sociology, and business. -- Sheng Ding Journal of Chinese Political Science