從一個新的角度調查寬恕的概念，流程和預測因素，本研究對於認知和情感方面的寬恕進行了檢測。為建立一個寬恕的二維模型 - 認知和情感寬恕，本研究採取定量研究方法。具體而言，本研究增加了一個新的角度 - 從個人主義和集體主義的世界觀，來調查寬恕的定義（研究一）。寬恕是一種複雜的認知和情感的過程，但很少有人探討具體的底層機制 - 在組群之間的認知和情感過程。因此，本研究的目的是了解跨文化寬恕的認知和情感機制（研究二）。現有文獻中已經確認一般寬恕的預測因素，但目前還不清楚這些預測因素與不同認知和情感方面的寬恕是否不同。因此，本研究擴展以往的文獻研究（研究三），用實驗的方法去測試認知和情感寬恕的預測因素。 / To investigate the conceptualizations, processes and predictors of forgiveness from a new perspective, both cognitive and emotional aspects of forgiveness were examined. A quantitative research method was employed in an attempt to establish a two-dimensional model of forgiveness - cognitive and emotional aspects of forgiveness. Specifically, the present study added a new perspective to forgiveness by investigating definitions of forgiveness from both individualistic and collectivistic worldviews (Study 1). Forgiveness is a complex cognitive and emotional process, but the specific underlying mechanisms cognitive and emotional processes in an intergroup context have rarely been explored. Hence, the present study sought to understand the cognitive and emotional mechanisms underlying intergroup forgiveness across cultures (Study 2). Predictors of intergroup forgiveness have been identified in existing literature, however it remains unclear if these predictors are associated with the cognitive and emotional aspects of forgiveness differently. Therefore, the present study extended previous literature by examining predictors of cognitive and emotional forgiveness in an experimental setting (Study 3). / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Ho, Man Yee. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-76). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts also in Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER ONE: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purposes of the Research --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO: --- DEFINITIONS OF FORGIVENESS --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- The Conceptualizations of Forgiveness in the East and the West --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- Cultural Similarities and Differences between English and Chinese Idioms --- p.6 / Chapter 2.3 --- Similarities in Basic Ideas of Forgiveness --- p.11 / Chapter 2.4 --- Differences in Cognitive and Emotional Aspects of Forgiveness --- p.12 / Chapter 2.5. --- Cultural Similarities on Forgiveness --- p.14 / Chapter 2.6 --- Cultural Differences on Forgiveness --- p.15 / Chapter 2.7 --- A Two-Dimensional Model of Forgiveness --- p.15 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE: --- UNDERLYING MECHANISMS OF INTERGROUP FORGIVENESS (HONG KONG) --- p.17 / Chapter 3.1 --- The Significance of Intergroup Forgiveness --- p.17 / Chapter 3.2 --- Defining Intergroup Forgiveness --- p.18 / Chapter 3.3 --- Social Identification --- p.18 / Chapter 3.4 --- Responsibility Attribution --- p.19 / Chapter 3.5 --- Empathy --- p.20 / Chapter 3.6 --- Intergroup Forgiveness --- p.26 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR: --- UNDERLYING MECHANISMS OF INTERGROUP FORGIVENESS (U.S.) --- p.29 / Chapter 4.1 --- Identifying with the Republican Party --- p.34 / Chapter 4.2 --- Identifying with the Democratic Party --- p.35 / Chapter 4.3 --- Advancing an Understanding of Mechanisms of Intergroup Forgiveness --- p.41 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE: --- PREDICTORS OF DECISIONAL AND EMOTIONAL FORGIVENESS --- p.43 / Chapter 5.1 --- Predictors of Different Components of Forgiveness --- p.43 / Chapter 5.2 --- Perspective Taking and Transformation of Cognitions --- p.43 / Chapter 5.3 --- Olfaction and Transformation of Emotions --- p.45 / Chapter 5.4 --- Manipulation Check --- p.53 / Chapter 5.5 --- Interaction Effect of the Two Experimental Conditions --- p.58 / Chapter 5.6 --- Implications for Intervention in Forgiveness --- p.60 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX: --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.61 / Chapter 6.1 --- Filling the Research Gaps --- p.61 / Chapter 6.2 --- Implications of these Studies --- p.63 / Chapter 6.3 --- Limitations and Future Directions --- p.65 / Appendix --- p.77

Classical sociology has seen various discussions on the tension between individuality and social solidarity. Some thought that increasing individuality may ruin the foundation of traditional society and may lead to social disintegration, while others believed that modern society is built on mutual dependence and legal-rational authority. An increase in individuality may not lead to social disintegration. The debate on personal privacy is an extension of this sociological concern. / The individual concern for privacy was said to be derived from selfishness and individualism, and led to social isolation. According to this view, people who have high concerns for their information privacy are only concerned with their own interests and would not like to sacrifice their own interests for the common good. They are also social isolates who would not like to take part in social activities. This social concern for privacy is derived from individualism in culture. However, these views are purely speculations with no empirical evidence for support. The purpose of this study is to provide an empirical test of three core questions: First, does individual concern for privacy indicate social isolation? Second, does individual concern for privacy indicate selfishness at the expense of common good? Third, does individual concern for privacy derive from cultural individualism? / To address the first question, this study used the 1990 Harris Poll and found a positive association between privacy concern and social participation. For the second question, this study used the General Social Survey and found that privacy concerns were associated with willingness to pay more tax to improve social welfare programs. As to the third question, this study used the International Social Survey Program to demonstrate that there was no association between individualism and privacy concerns. From all these findings, individual concerns regarding information privacy do not mean selfishness, do not lead to social isolation and are not derived from individualism. The results of the study call for a positive evaluation of individual privacy concerns and a thorough protection of individual autonomy. The findings of the study clarified the long-term misunderstanding of individual privacy and may be useful for policy and legal research on privacy protection. / 經典社會學的討論注意到現代社會中個人自主性的增加與社會團結之間的矛盾。由於傳統社會的團結力量逐漸減弱，有看法認為個人主義的傾向有可能會導致社會解體。同時也有看法認為，現代社會的團結是基於人與人之間功能上的相互依賴或者基於法理權威，個人主義的傾向並非一定帶來社會解體。有關於個人私隱的討論正是這個社會學所關心問題的延伸。 / 個人對私隱的關注曾經普遍被認為是來自於自私自利的個人主義傾向，關注個人私隱的人是脫離社會的孤僻者。這種看法認為個人對私隱的關注是對社會不負責任的表現，這種傾向源自於文化中的個人主義。但是這種看法忽視了當代社會公共權力愈來愈多侵入私人領域的作法。人們對私隱的關注是對私人領域遭到威脅的反應。關注個人私隱的人相反可能更加關注公民的社會權利和個人空間，也有可能更加積極參與社會事務，而不是一個自私自利的孤僻者。私隱的關注度更有可能受到制度因素，經濟因素的影響，未必一定源自於個人主義。另外，將個人對私隱的關注認為是自私自利和個人主義傾向的看法也是沒有任何實證資料證實的猜想。本研究的目的在於通過實證研究揭示三個關於私隱的核心問題。第一，關注私隱是否意味著脫離社會？第二，關注私隱是否是一種自私的傾向？第三，關注私隱是否源於個人人主義的文化？ / 為了回答第一個問題，本研究透過分析美國1990年哈里斯民意調查（Harris Poll 1990）發現個人私隱關注度與社會參與度有正向的相關關係。第二個問題則是透過分析美國社會綜合調查（GSS），本研究發現，私隱關注度與個人為提升社會福利而繳納更多稅項的意願有關。第三個問題的回答是透過分析國際社會調查項目（ISSP），本研究發現國家的個人主義文化價值觀與個人對私隱關注度之間沒有關聯。綜合以上發現，本研究認為對個人私隱關注度需要一個正面的看法，關注個人私隱的人是社會的積極參與者，也是公共利益的維護者，她們並不是自私自利的孤僻者。要降低個人對私隱的關注需要從政治制度和經濟發展角度入手而不是一味地批評個人主義傾向。本研究澄清了一個有關個人私隱的長期爭論，對相關的立法和政策研究有一定的參考價值。 / Classical sociology has seen various discussions on the tension between individuality and social solidarity. Some thought that increasing individuality may ruin the foundation of traditional society and may lead to social disintegration, while others believed that modern society is built on mutual dependence and legal-rational authority. An increase in individuality may not lead to social disintegration. The debate on personal privacy is an extension of this sociological concern. / The individual concern for privacy was said to be derived from selfishness and individualism, and led to social isolation. According to this view, people who have high concerns for their information privacy are only concerned with their own interests and would not like to sacrifice their own interests for the common good. They are also social isolates who would not like to take part in social activities. This social concern for privacy is derived from individualism in culture. However, these views are purely speculations with no empirical evidence for support. The purpose of this study is to provide an empirical test of three core questions: First, does individual concern for privacy indicate social isolation? Second, does individual concern for privacy indicate selfishness at the expense of common good? Third, does individual concern for privacy derive from cultural individualism? / To address the first question, this study used the 1990 Harris Poll and found a positive association between privacy concern and social participation. For the second question, this study used the General Social Survey and found that privacy concerns were associated with willingness to pay more tax to improve social welfare programs. As to the third question, this study used the International Social Survey Program to demonstrate that there was no association between individualism and privacy concerns. From all these findings, individual concerns regarding information privacy do not mean selfishness, do not lead to social isolation and are not derived from individualism. The results of the study call for a positive evaluation of individual privacy concerns and a thorough protection of individual autonomy. The findings of the study clarified the long-term misunderstanding of individual privacy and may be useful for policy and legal research on privacy protection. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Guo, Hua. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-139). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1. --- Modernity and Privacy --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2. --- The Rise of Privacy Concern --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3. --- Concepts of Privacy --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4. --- Two Competing Views --- p.10 / Chapter 1.5. --- Purpose of This Study --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Data and Method --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1. --- Datasets --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2. --- Measurement --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3. --- Method --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Concern for Privacy and Social participation --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1. --- Introduction --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2. --- Literature review --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3. --- Model Specification --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4. --- Data and Method --- p.38 / Chapter 3.5. --- Results --- p.44 / Chapter 3.6. --- Conclusion --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Concern for Privacy and Common Good --- p.53 / Chapter 4.1. --- Introduction --- p.53 / Chapter 4.2. --- Literature Review --- p.55 / Chapter 4.3. --- Hypotheses and Model Specification --- p.68 / Chapter 4.4. --- Data and Method --- p.72 / Chapter 4.5. --- Results --- p.77 / Chapter 4.6. --- Conclusion --- p.82 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Concern for Privacy and Culture Values --- p.85 / Chapter 5.1. --- Introduction --- p.85 / Chapter 5.2. --- Literature review --- p.89 / Chapter 5.3. --- Conceptual framework and Hypotheses --- p.98 / Chapter 5.4. --- Dataset and method --- p.101 / Chapter 5.5. --- Results --- p.110 / Chapter 5.6. --- Conclusion --- p.115 / Chapter 5.7. --- Limitations --- p.118 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.121 / Annex --- p.128 / References --- p.133

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, 1980. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND DEWEY. / Bibliography: leaves 117-120. / by Mong Joon Chung. / M.S.

This dissertation is about the mediation of cross-cultural difference among Moroccan and Spanish musical practitioners. It is based on the idea that negotiations across the gaps of such difference have been promoted through the increased circulation of people, products and ideas in the modern era. Based on fieldwork during the years 2003-2007, primarily in the urban sites of Granada, Spain and Fez, Morocco, the project focuses on popular music, how both the production and reception of music are critically bound up with notions of genre, how resulting associations of musical practice are affected by different uses of technology, and how musical practices of all types partake of and help form different ideas of belonging.

This dissertation is a study of jazz on American radio. The dissertation's meta-subjects are mediation, classification, and patronage in the presentation of music via distribution channels capable of reaching widespread audiences. The dissertation also addresses questions of race in the representation of jazz on radio. A central claim of the dissertation is that a given direction in jazz radio programming reflects the ideological, aesthetic, and political imperatives of a given broadcasting entity. I further argue that this ideological deployment of jazz can appear as conservative or progressive programming philosophies, and that these tendencies reflect discursive struggles over the identity of jazz. The first chapter, "Jazz on Noncommercial Radio," describes in some detail the current (circa 2013) taxonomy of American jazz radio. The remaining chapters are case studies of different aspects of jazz radio in the United States. Chapter 2, "Jazz is on the Left End of the Dial," presents considerable detail to the way the music is positioned on specific noncommercial stations. Chapter 3, "Duke Ellington and Radio," uses Ellington's multifaceted radio career (1925-1953) as radio bandleader, radio celebrity, and celebrity DJ to examine the medium's shifting relationship with jazz and black American creative ambition. Chapter 4, "Jazz with Ads," uses the mid-1960s to mid-1970s period, in which commercial all-jazz radio had a limited run, as a prism to examine the interwoven roles of genre, format, and commerce in the presentation of jazz on the air.

By the turn of the twentieth century, "rural youth" came to symbolize the spirit of hard work, masculinity, and patriotism. The village youth associations, the seinendan, as well as a number of other youth training programs, carried that ideal and spread it all over the Japanese empire. This dissertation examines how the movement to create "rural youth" unfolded in different parts of the empire and how young farmers responded to this mobilization. By examining three rural areas in Miyagi (northern Japan), Xinzhu (Taiwan), and South Ch'ungch'ŏng (Korea), I argue that the social tensions and local dynamics, such as the divisions between urban and rural, the educated and the uneducated, and the young and the old, determined the motivations and emotional drives behind youth participation in the mobilization. To invert the analytical viewpoint from the state to youth themselves, I use the term "Rural Youth Industry." This indicates the social sphere in which agrarian youth transformed themselves from perpetual farmers to success-oriented modern youth, shared an identity as "rural youth" by incorporating imperial and global youth activism, and developed a sense of moral superiority over the urban, the educated, and the old. The social dynamics of the "Rural Youth Industry" explain why many of these youth so internalized the ideology of Japanese nationalism that they volunteered for military service and fought for the empire. This dissertation offers a new perspective to the study of modern empires in several respects. It provides a new way to dissect the colonial empire, challenging the methodological trap of emphasizing the present-day national boundaries of Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. It highlights rural modernity, often neglected in the urban-centric historiography of colonial modernity. It also brings together global, regional, and local histories. The seinendan were part of the global waves of imperialism, nation-state building, agrarianism, and the rise of youth. I argue that the spread of the "Rural Youth Industry" most clearly exemplifies a central characteristic of the Japanese empire, which is summarized as its drive to pursue nation-building across its imperial domains, forming a "nation-empire." This dissertation examines the operations of the "nation-empire" at the grassroots level by comparing the social environments of mobilized agrarian youth. Situating the practices of the Japanese empire in these broader contexts as well as the specific local conditions of village societies, this dissertation illuminates the nature of mass mobilization and the shifting relationship between the state and society in the first half of the twentieth century.

Singapore educational context contains some of the most provocative and ideological features in a mature education system – school choice, selectivity and tracking. The facts that schools follow the same curriculum, students take standardized examination and teachers have similar pre-service training makes Singapore a suitable case to study peer effects. The policy to give an option to a small group of students, who missed the cutoff for an academically more demanding, to decide their educational track allows me to study the impact of peer quality. Specifically, students at the margin of the cutoffs have a choice to study with better peers at an accelerated learning pace at the expense of a low rank order in class i.e. ‘Second in Rome’ effect or study with weaker peers at a slower learning pace and longer duration but enjoy a high rank order in class i.e. ‘First in Village’ effect. In both settings, students are exposed to the same curriculum albeit at a difference pace with the ‘Second in Rome’ completing the curriculum in 4 years while the ‘First in Village’ group complete theirs in 5 years. I applied the regression discontinuity strategy to compare the performance of students at the margin of the thresholds.

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自十九世紀末期，中式餐館已成為悉尼食味景觀 ( foodscape) 的一部分。近年中餐廳所提供的菜式，更由以廣東菜為主流，演變為一系列不同的地方風味，如上海菜、四川菜及北京菜等。中菜的全球化不能簡單定義為中國移民將自己的家鄉菜帶到移居地的一個過程。本文旨在闡述移民身份的餐館東主以及廚師怎樣在燒菜和營運餐館的過程中，改變了悉尼的食味景觀。一向以來，移民總是運用他們的民族文化資源謀生，使自己及家人有更佳的生活，而餐館正正為他們提供了適切的場地。本文亦審視中國新移民怎樣通過經營餐館，從而改變了當地西方人對中餐的觀念；即從中國菜即是廣東菜，演變為包括其他中國地方的風味菜。在這演變的過程中，餐館東主和廚師們都要不斷面對一個議題：怎樣與不同類形的顧客對何謂地道中國菜的觀念達至共識。較年輕的餐館東主通常會懂得因應社會上的話題以及利用對悉尼西方人的喜好的認識，為餐館營造時尚的格調來吸引他們。經過訓練的廚師以他們的專業成功移民澳洲，而僱用他們的餐館則以他們的專業作為餐館水準的保證。本文通過闡述上述人士改變悉尼的食味景觀的過程，展示人類學所提供的那種由下而上的角度如何為屬於宏觀層次的食物研究，如餐館東主對食味景觀的影響，作出貢獻。 / Chinese restaurants have been a part of the Sydney foodscape since the late nineteenth century. Recently, Chinese food in Sydney has changed from being Cantonese based to including a range of regional cuisines such as Shanghainese, Sichuanese and Beijing cuisines. The globalisation of Chinese cuisine is not simply the process of Chinese migrants bringing their cuisines with them to a new place. This study sheds light on how migrant restaurant owners and chefs have transformed the Sydney foodscape by cooking in and running their restaurants. Migrants have long used their ethnic resources to make a living and create better lives for themselves and their families. Restaurants are a means for them to achieve these aims. This study also examines how new Chinese migrants run restaurants that have changed notions of Chinese food in Sydney from being mainly based on Cantonese cuisine to including other regional Chinese cuisines. Throughout this process, restaurant owners and chefs have had to negotiate different ideas of authentic Chinese food held by different customers. Younger restaurant owners use their knowledge of public discourse and preferences of Caucasians in Sydney to create stylised spaces to appeal to Caucasian customers. Professionally trained chefs use their training as vehicles for migration and the restaurants that hire them use their professional training to maintain their standards. By illustrating how these individuals have changed the Sydney foodscape, this study shows how anthropology can contribute to food studies by providing a ground up perspective of how individuals such as restaurant owners can have an impact on macro level issues such as changing foodscapes. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Pang, Leo. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-163). / Abstracts also in Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / 論文摘要 --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / List of Figures --- p.vii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / The Globalisation of Chinese Food --- p.4 / Chinese Migration and Restaurants --- p.15 / Methodology --- p.21 / Thesis Organisation --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Chinese Migration and Chinese Restaurants in Sydney: Historical Background --- p.29 / Pre-Gold Rush Migration: The Need for Labour --- p.31 / New Gold Mountain: The Gold Rush Era --- p.35 / The End of the Gold Rush and the Move towards a White Australia --- p.37 / The end of the White Australia Policy and Multiculturalism --- p.43 / Chinese and their Restaurants in Australia --- p.47 / Conclusion --- p.51 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Changing their Lives and Changing the Foodscape: Chinese Migrants and Their Restaurants in Sydney --- p.54 / Untrained cooks --- p.58 / Professional Chef-Migrants --- p.64 / Younger and More Corporate Owners --- p.72 / Location, Location: Where to Open Restaurants and Aspirations for their Children --- p.75 / Conclusion --- p.80 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- To Compromise or Not To Compromise: Chinese Restaurant Menus in Sydney --- p.85 / Reproducing Chinese Food in Sydney --- p.89 / Local Favourites --- p.91 / Authenticity and Cultural Reproduction --- p.94 / Pleasing the Locals: Modifying Dishes and Adding Dishes to Menus --- p.102 / Conclusion --- p.107 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Restaurant Chains and the Expansion of Chinese Restaurants in Sydney --- p.112 / From Ethnoburbs to the Suburbs: Chinese Restaurants in New Locations --- p.116 / Corporatisation: Increasing Professionalism --- p.119 / Décor and Presentation: Creating a New Image for Chinese Food --- p.123 / Conclusion --- p.134 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.138 / Negotiating Multiple Authenticities --- p.145 / Making and Staging Authenticity --- p.147 / Changing Tastes and Foodscapes: The Future of Chinese Food in Sydney --- p.150 / Bibliography --- p.155 / Chapter Appendix 1 --- : Restaurants Visited and Interviewed --- p.164 / Chapter Appendix 2 --- : List of Restaurant Owners and Staff Interviewed --- p.166 / Chapter Appendix 3 --- : Glossary --- p.167

微博在中国的互联网上十分流行，这对中国宣传机构的信息控制形成了新的挑战。微博可以使信息得到快速和广泛的传播，从而增加了国家宣传机器进行信息控制的难度。本文试图探讨微博可以在多大程度上帮助网民挑战政府对信息的控制。通过分析在新浪微博上收集的数据，本文发现微博对宣传工作的挑战有四种机制。首先，基于对微博上热门政治信息的分析，本文发现微博上的部分话语权由媒体转向个人，同时出现了一批对政府持批判态度的超级网民。其次，对于一些热点事件，微博与传统媒体的报道角度与侧重点不同，从而使得中国的政治信息更加多元化 。第三，虽然中央政府可以实现对微博的有效审查，但地方政府时常不能控制微博上的报道。第四，网民通过微博上的信息运动，可以将某些传统媒体不愿报道的事件问题化，这对中国传统媒体的自我审查形成了冲击。本文认为微博可以帮助人民挑战国家的信息控制。 / The micro-blog, with its huge popularity in recent years, poses a new challenge to the propaganda state in China. The micro-blog is able to spread information fast and reach a wide audience. The liberating potential of the micro-blog on the information flow is in conflict with the control efforts from the propaganda state. It is puzzling then the extent to which the netizens are able to use the micro-blog to counter the information control. Based on the data collected from Sina Weibo, this study finds the propaganda state is challenged by the micro-blog through four mechanisms. First, analysis of political posts demonstrates a partial shift of discursive power from media to individuals and a rise of critical super-netizens in the micro-blog. Second, the posts in the micro-blog report the controversial issues in a different way than the traditional media that contributes to the pluralization of political information. Third, the netizens are able to use the micro-blog to expose certain information that the local government would like to censor. Forth, the netizens are able to problematize certain issues through information movement that challenge the self-censorship of media. This study concludes that the micro-blog is able to empower the people in the battle between state and society on what is fit to know. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Yang, Shen. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-98). / Abstracts also in Chinese. / LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES --- p.VI / Chapter CHAPTER I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- METHODS AND DATA --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- THE ORGANIZATION OF THE THESIS --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4 --- THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY --- p.8 / Chapter CHAPTER II --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1 --- THE PROPAGANDA STATE IN CHINA: STRUCTURE, MECHANISM AND EFFICACY --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- THE INFORMATION DIFFUSION PROCESS IN THE MICRO-BLOG --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3 --- THE RESEARCH ON CHINESE INTERNET --- p.16 / Chapter 2.4 --- SOCIAL MEDIA AND AUTHORITARIAN STATE --- p.20 / Chapter 2.5 --- THE DEBATE ON TECHNOLOGICAL DETERMINISM --- p.21 / Chapter CHAPTER III: --- MICRO-BLOG AND POLITICS: AN ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL POSTS --- p.23 / Chapter 3.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.23 / Chapter 3.2 --- WHO WRITES THE POPULAR POLITICAL POSTS? --- p.27 / Chapter 3.3 --- CONTENT OF THE POPULAR POLITICAL POSTS --- p.28 / Chapter 3.4 --- WHO SPEAKS WHAT? --- p.30 / Chapter 3.5 --- HOW POLITICAL INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED --- p.32 / Chapter 3.6 --- THE RISE OF CRITICAL SUPER-NETIZENS --- p.35 / Chapter 3.7 --- CHAPTER CONCLUSION --- p.38 / Chapter CHAPTER IV: --- COMPARING MICRO-BLOG AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA: CONTENT ANALYSIS --- p.39 / Chapter 4.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.39 / Chapter 4.2 --- HOW MICRO-BLOG DIFFERS FROM TRADITIONAL MEDIA: FRAMING ANALYSIS --- p.45 / Chapter 4.3 --- CHAPTER CONCLUSION --- p.58 / Chapter CHAPTER V: --- MICRO-BLOG AND INFORMATION CENSORSHIP --- p.61 / Chapter 5.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.61 / Chapter 5.2 --- THE CENSORSHIP PRACTICE IN MICRO-BLOG WEBSITE: MECHANISM AND EFFICACY --- p.62 / Chapter 5.3 --- EXPOSING INFORMATION THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WOULD LIKE TO SUPPRESS --- p.66 / Chapter 5.4 --- EXPOSING INFORMATION THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WOULD LIKE TO SUPPRESS --- p.68 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Case of “Watch Uncle --- p.68 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Summary and Discussion --- p.73 / Chapter 5.5 --- CHAPTER CONCLUSION --- p.73 / Chapter CHAPTER VI --- MICRO-BLOG AND SELF-CENSORSHIP --- p.75 / Chapter 6.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.75 / Chapter 6.2 --- THE REPORTING OF CHINESE MILITARY IN TRADITIONAL MEDIA --- p.76 / Chapter 6.3 --- THE MILITARY VEHICLES SNAPSHOT MOVEMENT --- p.76 / Chapter 6.4 --- HOW NETIZENS PROBLEMATIZE THE ISSUE OF MISUSING MILITARY VEHICLES --- p.81 / Chapter 6.5 --- THE POWER OF THE INFORMATION MOVEMENT --- p.83 / Chapter 6.6 --- CHAPTER CONCLUSION --- p.85 / Chapter CHAPTER VII: --- CONCLUSION --- p.87 / Chapter 7.1 --- THE PROSPECT OF THE PROPAGANDA STATE --- p.87 / Chapter 7.2 --- THE POLICY IMPLICATION --- p.91 / Chapter APPENDIX 1 --- FRAMES USED IN THIS RESEARCH --- p.92 / BIBLIOGRAPHY: --- p.94