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

Brehm, Stefan

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@article{ Brehm2021,
 title = {Whose Vision Is It Anyway? The "Free Internet" in Chinese State Media},
 author = {Brehm, Stefan},
 journal = {Journal of Current Chinese Affairs},
 number = {1},
 pages = {12-38},
 volume = {50},
 year = {2021},
 issn = {1868-4874},
 doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1868102621998084},
 abstract = {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.},
}