The Other Digital China: Nonconfrontational Activism on the Social Web
Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, England: Harvard University Press (2019), 312 pp.
Contains illustrations, diagrams, bibliogr. pp. 263-297, index
ISBN 978-0-674-98092-1 (hbk); 978-0-674-24366-8 (pdf)
"A scholar and activist tells the story of change makers operating within the Chinese Communist system, whose ideas of social action necessarily differ from those dominant in Western, liberal societies." (Publisher description)
Introduction: Walking around the Obstacles, 1
1 Nonconfrontational Activism and the Chinese “Social”, 35
2 NGO2.0 and Social Media Activism: Activist as Researcher, 66
3 WeChat versus Weibo: Microblogging and Peer-to-Peer Philanthropy, 96
4 Millennials as Change Agents on the Social Web, 136
5 Makers and Tech4Good Culture, 170
6 Participatory Action Research and the Chinese Challenge, 197
Conclusion: Between Star Trek and Brave New World? 225
1 Nonconfrontational Activism and the Chinese “Social”, 35
2 NGO2.0 and Social Media Activism: Activist as Researcher, 66
3 WeChat versus Weibo: Microblogging and Peer-to-Peer Philanthropy, 96
4 Millennials as Change Agents on the Social Web, 136
5 Makers and Tech4Good Culture, 170
6 Participatory Action Research and the Chinese Challenge, 197
Conclusion: Between Star Trek and Brave New World? 225
