Among the few studies conducted on political participation in China,most, if not all, provided an urban-centric picture of participation with both Internet-based debate on certain topics or offline movement on a speci...Among the few studies conducted on political participation in China,most, if not all, provided an urban-centric picture of participation with both Internet-based debate on certain topics or offline movement on a specific issue.Little attention is paid to the role social media use which might play in rural politics in China. This paper takes it from here and looks at how factory nongmingong in China use social media to participate in rural politics, as well as the relationship between such use and political participation.We employ a processual approach to rural politics where rural politics is viewed as the interaction between individual participant and the structural forces,cultural or political, that comprise the current cultural nexus of power within the enlarged social landscape of rural politics. We will in this process examine the participation of their perception of rural politics, expression as well as action. By interviews and participant observation among nongmingong in this villa,ge, we demonstrated that their perception of the factory culture, the time limits imposed by the factory, and extant social networks on social media and the renting and mianzi principles attached to it are three important cultural forces shaping both their political use of social media and the observed political participation. The very affordance of friends and group chats offered by WeChat, when adopted by them, in our case, play a central role in this process.展开更多
To study political culture, it is important to have a clear definition of it. At the same time, it is important to definethe role of political culture in society. We need to measure to be challenged role of political ...To study political culture, it is important to have a clear definition of it. At the same time, it is important to definethe role of political culture in society. We need to measure to be challenged role of political culture in society andthen measure it in detail. We have studied the concept and perception of political culture in order to justify the realpolitical situation in our country, using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods of research. The mainpurpose of this article is to clarify the real situation of political culture and the picture of how they represent andexpress their voices. One of the main assumptions of the study of political culture is considered to be the need for itand the impact of its adequacy.展开更多
The third plenary session of the 18thCentral Committee of the Communist Party of China held in November 2013 studied a number of major issues for comprehensively deepening reforms and made sixty significant decisions ...The third plenary session of the 18thCentral Committee of the Communist Party of China held in November 2013 studied a number of major issues for comprehensively deepening reforms and made sixty significant decisions in political reform,economic development,social governance,cultural development,ecological civilization,foreign affairs and military system,among展开更多
文摘Among the few studies conducted on political participation in China,most, if not all, provided an urban-centric picture of participation with both Internet-based debate on certain topics or offline movement on a specific issue.Little attention is paid to the role social media use which might play in rural politics in China. This paper takes it from here and looks at how factory nongmingong in China use social media to participate in rural politics, as well as the relationship between such use and political participation.We employ a processual approach to rural politics where rural politics is viewed as the interaction between individual participant and the structural forces,cultural or political, that comprise the current cultural nexus of power within the enlarged social landscape of rural politics. We will in this process examine the participation of their perception of rural politics, expression as well as action. By interviews and participant observation among nongmingong in this villa,ge, we demonstrated that their perception of the factory culture, the time limits imposed by the factory, and extant social networks on social media and the renting and mianzi principles attached to it are three important cultural forces shaping both their political use of social media and the observed political participation. The very affordance of friends and group chats offered by WeChat, when adopted by them, in our case, play a central role in this process.
文摘To study political culture, it is important to have a clear definition of it. At the same time, it is important to definethe role of political culture in society. We need to measure to be challenged role of political culture in society andthen measure it in detail. We have studied the concept and perception of political culture in order to justify the realpolitical situation in our country, using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods of research. The mainpurpose of this article is to clarify the real situation of political culture and the picture of how they represent andexpress their voices. One of the main assumptions of the study of political culture is considered to be the need for itand the impact of its adequacy.
文摘The third plenary session of the 18thCentral Committee of the Communist Party of China held in November 2013 studied a number of major issues for comprehensively deepening reforms and made sixty significant decisions in political reform,economic development,social governance,cultural development,ecological civilization,foreign affairs and military system,among