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Internet Protest: The New Form of Civil Activity Against Injustice in Chinese Context

Tuesday, July 15, 2014: 10:30 AM
Room: 315
Oral Presentation
Haidong ZHANG , School of Sociology, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
Internet protest has become a new form of civil activity against injustice in China. This article will examine why it happens, who involve the activities and the outcomes of the new form of protest. Furthermore, this paper will analyze the democratic implication to the new form of civil activity against injustice in Chinese context.