Media, Civil Society, and the Rise of a Green Public Sphere in China
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- 26 July 2007
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in China Information
- Vol. 21 (2), 211-236
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0920203x07079644
Abstract
Direct citizen voices are relatively absent from China's public arena and seldom influence government policymaking. In early 2004, however, public controversies surrounding dam building on the Nu River prompted the Chinese government to halt the proposed hydropower project. The occurrence of such public debates indicates the rise of a green public sphere of critical environmental discourse. Environmental nongovernmental organizations play a central role in producing this critical discourse. Mass media, the internet, and “alternative media” are the main channels of communication. The emergence of a green public sphere demonstrates the new dynamism of grass-roots political change.Keywords
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