Urban Mobilizations and New Media in Contemporary China
In: The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chinese Online Publics: Who Seeks Political Information Online? -- 3 Online Public Opinion in China: Topics and Dynamics of Contention in Online Forums -- 4 Internet and Mobilization in China's Urban Environmental Protests -- 5 Turning Points in an Authoritarian Context: State-Leader Interactions in Environmental Protests in China -- 6 The Role of Social Media in Environmental Protest in China -- 7 New Media, Emerging Middle Class and Environmental Health Movement in China -- 8 Voice of the Masses: The Internet and Responsive Authoritarianism in China -- 9 Cooptation and Protest Leadership during Industrial Restructuring in China -- 10 Community Mobilization and Policy Advocacy in Urban China: The Role of Weak Administrative Organization -- 11 Conclusion -- Index.