ID | 146904 |
Title Proper | New information communication technologies and social protest in China |
Other Title Information | information as common knowledge |
Language | ENG |
Author | Cai, Yongshun ; Zhou, Titi |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | People who rely on new information technologies to orchestrate protests face a common-knowledge constraint: the information on a proposed protest they release to potential participants can also be known by the government. This article examines the conditions under which protests mobilized through new information technologies become possible in China. |
`In' analytical Note | Asian Survey Vol. 56, No.4; Jul-Aug 2016: p. 731-753 |
Journal Source | Asian Survey Vol: 56 No 4 |
Key Words | Information ; China ; Protest ; Common Knowledge ; New Information Technologies |