Internet and Activism in Urban China: A Case Study of Protests in Xiamen and Panyu

Journal of Comparative Asian Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-223

  Huang, Ronggui ^a   Yip, Ngai ming ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

activism; China; Internet; mobilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869385646     PISSN: 15339114     EISSN: 21505403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15339114.2012.720125     Document Type: Article

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