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Online Participation Chaos: A Case Study of Chinese Government-Initiated E-Polity Square

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  • Wei Zhang
  • Xiaolin Xu
  • Hui Zhang
  • Qiang Chen

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The research examines a government-initiated online engagement program in China, mainly including its history, mechanism, and how netizens participated in it. To clearly address the participation scenario, a framework is proposed to further explore the quality of participation. The result shows that participation chaos is prevalent with poor-quality proposals. A government censorship exists all the time and changes with the popularity of the forum. It also implies that the purpose of a Chinese government-initiated online engagement forum may be varied, one for engagement and the other for maintaining stability, which partly attributes to the online participation chaos.

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  • Wei Zhang & Xiaolin Xu & Hui Zhang & Qiang Chen, 2016. "Online Participation Chaos: A Case Study of Chinese Government-Initiated E-Polity Square," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(14), pages 1195-1202, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:14:p:1195-1202
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1072218
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    1. Li Zhang & Peinan Wang, 2022. "Public Attitude and Opinion Leaders: Mapping Chinese Discussion of EU's Energy Role on Social Media," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(6), pages 1777-1796, November.

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