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The 2008 Anti‐ F rench Demonstrations in C hina: Learning from a Social Media Crisis
Author(s) -
DenisRemis Cédric,
Lebraty JeanFabrice,
Philippe Hervé
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of contingencies and crisis management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.007
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1468-5973
pISSN - 0966-0879
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5973.12010
Subject(s) - boycott , reading (process) , order (exchange) , event (particle physics) , advertising , political science , business , politics , law , finance , physics , quantum mechanics
In this article, we propose to revisit the C hina of A pril 2008 and ponder on one major event that happened that year: the boycott of the C arrefour stores, which resulted in an unprecedented display of demonstrations and protests. After having proposed an original theoretical framework (the information cascade), we move on to carry out a detailed reading of this case in order to learn from it and have a better understanding of current crises.