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Harmonious communitarianism or a rational public sphere: A content analysis of the differences between comments on news stories on Weibo and Facebook

Abstract:: In studying online political communication in China, many researchers apply theories generated in the West (particularly that of the public sphere) without questioning their applicability in the Chinese context. Others argue that new theories must be generated from the ground up, often basing these theories on traditional Chinese philosophies. However, the applicability of these approaches remains unproven. This research uses a content analysis to compare comments on news stories on Chinese a...
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Bolsover, G. (2016). Harmonious communitarianism or a rational public sphere: A content analysis of the differences between comments on news stories on Weibo and Facebook. Asian Journal of Communication, 27(2), 115–133.

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Bolsover, G. “Harmonious Communitarianism or a Rational Public Sphere: A Content Analysis of the Differences between Comments on News Stories on Weibo and Facebook.” Asian Journal of Communication, vol. 27, no. 2, Taylor and Francis (Routledge), 2016, pp. 115–33.

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Bolsover, G. 2016. “Harmonious Communitarianism or a Rational Public Sphere: A Content Analysis of the Differences between Comments on News Stories on Weibo and Facebook.” Asian Journal of Communication 27 (2): 115–33.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1080/01292986.2016.1214743

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University of Oxford

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Oxford Internet Institute

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher:: Taylor and Francis (Routledge) Publisher's website
Journal:: Asian Journal of Communication Journal website
Volume:: 27
Issue:: 2
Pages:: 115-133
Publication date:: 2016-07-28
Acceptance date:: 2016-07-15
DOI:: 10.1080/01292986.2016.1214743
EISSN:: 1742-0911
ISSN:: 0129-2986

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Keywords:: public sphere

social networking sites

Weibo

online political communication

Asian theories of communication

China
Pubs id:: pubs:634518
UUID:: uuid:2b43e6d8-ee88-4b8d-97b6-f7530449ecf0
Local pid:: pubs:634518
Source identifiers:: 634518
Deposit date:: 2016-07-18

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Copyright holder:: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre
Copyright date:: 2016
Notes:: © 2016 AMIC/SCI-NTU. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Taylor and Francis at: 10.1080/01292986.2016.1214743

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