Broadcasting policy, creative compliance and the myth of civil society in China
(2001) Broadcasting policy, creative compliance and the myth of civil society in China. Media Culture & Society 23(6):pp. 783-798.
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Abstract
This paper looks at arguments framing civil society debates and questions the usefulness of civil society models in understanding how media policy is made and implemented in China. The key argument is that viewing the state-society relationship in China through a Western optic obviates the distinctive differences between the autonomous civil society of liberal-democracies and Chinese social relations. This does not mean that civil society is a redundant concept. It can be usefully applied to describe economically driven political and social change in China. However, its capacity to explain how cultural and media policy is formulated is limited.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | China; civil society; broadcasting; television, public sphere, regulation, democracy, documentation, creative compliance |
| Subjects: | 400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 400100 Journalism, Communication and Media > 400104 Communication and Media Studies 400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 400100 Journalism, Communication and Media |
| ID Code: | 2448 |
| Deposited By: | Keane, Michael |
| Deposited On: | 08 November 2005 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016344301023006006 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2001 Sage Publications |
| Copyright Statement: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |