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Mobile Media, Political Participation, and Civic Activism in Asia
Ran . Ed(S): Wei
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Description for Mobile Media, Political Participation, and Civic Activism in Asia
Hardback. Editor(s): Wei, Ran. Series: Mobile Communication in Asia: Local Insights, Global Implications. Num Pages: 251 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTC; JFD; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
This book explores how personalized content and the inherent networked nature of the mobile media could and do lead to positive externalities in social progress in Asian societies. Empirical studies that examine uses of the mobile phone and apps (voice mailing, SMS, mobile social media, mobile Weibo, mobile WeChat, etc.) are featured as a response to calls for theorization of the mobile media's efficacy as a tool for citizen engagement and participation in civic and political affairs, especially in the search for collective solutions to widespread social problems of food safety, pollution, government corruption, and public health risks. Considering the ... Read more
This book explores how personalized content and the inherent networked nature of the mobile media could and do lead to positive externalities in social progress in Asian societies. Empirical studies that examine uses of the mobile phone and apps (voice mailing, SMS, mobile social media, mobile Weibo, mobile WeChat, etc.) are featured as a response to calls for theorization of the mobile media's efficacy as a tool for citizen engagement and participation in civic and political affairs, especially in the search for collective solutions to widespread social problems of food safety, pollution, government corruption, and public health risks. Considering the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Series
Mobile Communication in Asia: Local Insights, Global Implications
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789402409154
SKU
V9789402409154
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99-15
About Ran . Ed(S): Wei
Ran Wei is the Gonzales Brothers Professor of Journalism in the School of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina, USA. He is also a Distinguished Honorary Professor of Communication University of China and Shanghai Jiaotong University, China. He earned his Ph.D. in mass communication from Indiana University in 1995. A former TV journalist, active media consultant, ... Read more
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