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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 559-576 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | International Political Science Review |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 7 Oct 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Nov 2014 |
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Keywords
- China
- framing
- internet effect
- political support
- authoritarianism
- public support
- sanctioned news
- web users
- authoritarian regime
- media effects
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Alternative framing : the effect of the internet on political support in authoritarian China. / Tang, Min; Huhe, Narisong.
In: International Political Science Review, Vol. 35, No. 5, 30.11.2014, p. 559-576.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Alternative framing
T2 - International Political Science Review
AU - Tang, Min
AU - Huhe, Narisong
PY - 2014/11/30
Y1 - 2014/11/30
N2 - This study seeks to identify and test a mechanism through which the Internet influences public support in an authoritarian environment in which alternative information is strictly censored by the state. Through online discussions, web users often interpret sanctioned news information in directions different from or even opposite to the intention of the authoritarian state. This alternative framing on the Internet can strongly affect the political views of web users. Through an experimental study conducted in China, we find that subjects exposed to alternative online framing generally hold lower levels of policy support and evaluate government performance more negatively. This finding implies that even though the access to information on sensitive topics is effectively controlled by the government, the diffusion capabilities of the Internet can still undermine the support basis of the seemingly stable authoritarian regime.
AB - This study seeks to identify and test a mechanism through which the Internet influences public support in an authoritarian environment in which alternative information is strictly censored by the state. Through online discussions, web users often interpret sanctioned news information in directions different from or even opposite to the intention of the authoritarian state. This alternative framing on the Internet can strongly affect the political views of web users. Through an experimental study conducted in China, we find that subjects exposed to alternative online framing generally hold lower levels of policy support and evaluate government performance more negatively. This finding implies that even though the access to information on sensitive topics is effectively controlled by the government, the diffusion capabilities of the Internet can still undermine the support basis of the seemingly stable authoritarian regime.
KW - China
KW - framing
KW - internet effect
KW - political support
KW - authoritarianism
KW - public support
KW - sanctioned news
KW - web users
KW - authoritarian regime
KW - media effects
UR - http://ips.sagepub.com/
U2 - 10.1177/0192512113501971
DO - 10.1177/0192512113501971
M3 - Article
VL - 35
SP - 559
EP - 576
JO - International Political Science Review
JF - International Political Science Review
SN - 0192-5121
IS - 5
ER -