Special Section Considers (Un)civil Digital Society
A special journal section of the International Journal of Communication. has become available, “(Un)civil Society in Digital China.” The section, co-edited by Dr. Min Jiang, UNC Charlotte associate professor of Communication Studies, explores an authoritarian state uses the Chinese Internet to concentrate and solidify its power — in the name of civility, rationality, and order. The section also considers how expressions of incivility online delegitimize regime critics and create ultra-nationalist identities.
Articles include:
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Uncivil Society in Digital China: Incivility, Fragmentation, and Political Stability Min Jiang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Ashley Esarey, University of Alberta Demobilizing the Emotions of Online Activism in China: A Civilizing Process Guobin Yang, University of Pennsylvania Withering Gongzhi: Cyber Criticism of Chinese Public Intellectuals Rongbin Han, University of Georgia Jason Q. Ng, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto Eileen Le Han, Michigan State University Wenming Bu Wenming: The Socialization of Incivility in Postdigital China Gabriele de Seta, Academia Sinica Institute of Ethnology, Taiwan |