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Demonstration of public participation and communication through social media in the network society within Shanghai

Author(s) -

Miaoxi Zhao,

Yanliu Lin,

Ben Derudder

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

environment and planning b urban analytics and city science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889

H-Index - 90

eISSN - 2399-8091

pISSN - 2399-8083

DOI - 10.1177/2399808317690154

Subject(s) - guanxi , china , public participation , elite , social network analysis , the internet , social capital , public relations , network society , social media , process (computing) , social network (sociolinguistics) , qualitative research , qualitative analysis , information and communications technology , chinese society , sociology , business , political science , computer science , social science , world wide web , politics , law , operating system

The rapid development of information and communication technology has led to the Internet and social media becoming a vital platform for public participation in China. The present research sought to understand the complexity of participation in the network society by taking the cancellation of the number 55 bus route in Shanghai as a case study. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to analyze data from a leading social networking site in China. An analysis of participation patterns led to an understanding of the main characteristics of public participation in the network society, and a statistical analysis of the network revealed the features of elite participants in the planning adjustment. A qualitative approach was also used to explore the communication process, which was influenced by Chinese social capital— guanxi. The case study revealed an uneven pattern of public participation in the network society, and suggestions are provided to enhance fairness and effectiveness in this process.

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