Social Media, State Control and Religious Freedom in China
With the development of social media and new information communication technology (ITC), state control imposed by authoritarian regimes over society has been challenged due to the media's pressure on legislation, policy implementation and the mobilization of collective activism. Yet it does not...
| Published in: | Political theology |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2019]
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| In: |
Political theology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Religious policy
/ State control
/ Religious freedom
/ Social media
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBM Asia RH Evangelization; Christian media SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
China
B Media B state control B Religious Freedom |
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| Summary: | With the development of social media and new information communication technology (ITC), state control imposed by authoritarian regimes over society has been challenged due to the media's pressure on legislation, policy implementation and the mobilization of collective activism. Yet it does not mean the power of media is unlimited in the authoritarian context. Using China as a case, this article tries to point out the limitations of the media's role in promoting religious freedom by reviewing the existing literature on media and social control. It stresses that the nature of religious issues, the accessibility of information, and the social consensus among netizens contribute to the difficulty in enhancing religious freedom and rights protection in China at this moment. |
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| Item Description: | Das gedruckte Heft ist als Doppelheft erschienen: "Volume 20, numbers 5/6, August-September 2019" |
| ISSN: | 1743-1719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2019.1624038 |