
1. Introduction: Movements In Communication -- 2. Toward A Synthetic Framework -- 3. From Affordances To Repertoires Of Contention: The Missing Link In Understanding The Use Of (mobile) Technologies In Contention -- 4. More Than Words: The Integrative Power Of The Mobile Phone As A Reciprocal Technology For Micromobilization -- 5. To Retweet Each And Every Rumor -- Mobile Rumoring As Contention -- 6. Conclusion: Beyond China, Moving Mobile -- Appendix: Methodological Reflections -- References -- Index. Jun Liu. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.
This book investigates how mobile communication technologies alter the dynamics of political contention and social mobilization within the specific context of contemporary China. Jun Liu, a scholar in communication and political sociology, constructs a synthetic framework that bridges technological affordances with established theories of social movement repertoires. The text argues that mobile phones function as more than simple communication tools, acting instead as integrative devices that facilitate micromobilization and the spread of contentious information.
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Scholars in the field of digital politics identify this work as a significant contribution to understanding how mobile devices facilitate grassroots political action in authoritarian settings. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the rigor of the author's methodological approach to digital ethnography.
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0
Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190887303
ISBN-13:
9780190887308
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