Whose Vision Is It Anyway? The "Free Internet" in Chinese State Media

Brehm, Stefan

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%T Whose Vision Is It Anyway? The "Free Internet" in Chinese State Media
%A Brehm, Stefan
%J Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
%N 1
%P 12-38
%V 50
%D 2021
%K China; visions; internet; freedom; sovereignty; strategic narratives; policy frames; field frames
%@ 1868-4874
%U file:///tmp/Dokumente/10.1177_1868102621998084.pdf
%X This study seeks to explain how Chinese state media bolster the use of visions in global internet governance. The empirical data for the article consist of 1,158 internet-related articles published in the Global Times between 2009 and 2018. I develop a theoretical perspective that distinguishes between grand and strategic narratives. Based on a mixed-methods approach, I show that "internet sovereignty" has qualified as a grand narrative since the second half of 2013. State media facilitate this shift with strategic narratives that push the content and context of "internet sovereignty" from domestic political rationales towards a matter of global affairs. The article contributes to theoretical and methodological advancement in textual analysis.
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%9 Zeitschriftenartikel
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