{"product_id":"directed-digital-dissidence-in-autocracies-how-china-wins-online-paperback","title":"Directed Digital Dissidence in Autocracies: How China Wins Online - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Gainous\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRongbin Han\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrew W. MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes the Internet fundamentally change the flow of politically relevant information, even in authoritarian regimes? If so, does it alter the attitudes and behavior of citizens? While there is a fair amount of research exploring how social media has empowered social actors to challenge authoritarian regimes, there is much less addressing whether and how the state can actively shape the flow of information to its advantage. In China, for instance, citizens often resort to \"rightful resistance\" to lodge complaints and defend rights. By using the rhetoric of the central government, powerless citizens may exploit the slim political opportunity structure and negotiate with the state for better governance. But this tactic also reinforces the legitimacy of authoritarian states; citizens engage rightful resistance precisely because they trust the state, at least the central government, to some degree. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on original survey data and rich qualitative sources, \u003cem\u003eDirected Digital Dissidence in Autocracies\u003c\/em\u003e explores how authoritarian regimes employ the Internet in advantageous ways to direct the flow of online information. The authors argue that the central Chinese government successfully directs citizen dissent toward local government through critical information that the central government places online--a strategy that the authors call \"directed digital dissidence\". In this context, citizens engage in low-level protest toward the local government, and thereby feel empowered, while the central government avoids overthrow. Consequently, the Internet functions to discipline local state agents and to project a benevolent image of the central government and the regime as a whole. With an in-depth look at the COVID-19 and Xinjiang Cotton cases, the authors demonstrate how the Chinese state employs directed digital dissidence and discuss the impact and limitations of China's information strategy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Gainous\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Louisville. His research focuses on information technology and politics. He is the co-author of \u003cem\u003eTweeting to Power: The Social Media Revolution in American Politics\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRebooting American Politics: The Internet Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e. He has published widely in various journals and is the Co-Editor in Chief of \u003cem\u003eJournal of Information Technology \u0026amp; Politics\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRongbin Han\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of International Affairs at the University of Georgia. His research interests include contentious politics, media and cyber politics, and civic participation in China. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eContesting Cyberspace in China: Online Expression and Authoritarian Resilience \u003c\/em\u003eand has recently published in \u003cem\u003eThe China Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePolitical Research Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew W. MacDonald\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Social Science at Duke Kunshan University. He primarily works in the area of Chinese public opinion research, having authored nearly a dozen surveys of Chinese attitudes on politics, technology, and social questions. His work on this topic has been published in a wide variety of communication, technology, and experimental design journals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin M. Wagner\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor and Department Chair in Political Science at Florida Atlantic University. He is the co-author of \u003cem\u003eTweeting to Power: The Social Media Revolution in American Politics\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRebooting American Politics: The Internet Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has been published in leading journals and law reviews, including \u003cem\u003ePolitical Behaviour, Online Information Review, Journal of Information Technology \u0026amp; Politics\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Journal of Legislative Studies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.27 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749222252832,"sku":"9780197680391","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b51417aa5d505ce8e703089d32b3cc6c.webp?v=1779927035","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/directed-digital-dissidence-in-autocracies-how-china-wins-online-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}