The first two years of the Xi Jinping administration saw a thorough reconfiguration of Internet
governance. This reconfiguration created a centralized and integrated institutional …

2. Jacobs and Shapiro,“Studying Substantive Democracy,” 12. 3. Sobel, The Impact of Public
Opinion. For a contrary view that emphasizes the influence of a “power elite” in US policy …

In the reform era, management of information by the Chinese Communist Party has been
continuously moving away from explicit, crude tactics of the past toward more subtle and …

The widespread use of information and communication technology (ICT) has reshaped the
public sphere in the digital era, making online forums a new channel for political …

大数据时代, 网络成为政治生活的重要场域, 直接改造着政府与公民间的互动模式.
通过对网络问政平台公民与政府行为记录的大数据分析, 可以考察网络空间的公民诉求表达与 …

Retrofitting Leninism explains, through the lens of China, how open governance and
modern information technology come together to sustain a tightly controlled but socially …

In recent years, public consultation has become a standard feature of policymaking in
authoritarian regimes. While previous studies found evidence of government …

Responding to public opinion is a fundamental function of the modern state. While
numerous empirical studies have examined the opinion-policy link in the context of …

In the Internet era, citizens' opinion expression through online petition platforms provides us
a new opportunity to explore the interaction between citizens' interest articulation and …

The widespread use of the ICTs (information and communication technologies) has
reshaped the state-society relations and is driving the diffusion of digital responsiveness …