Shortening the Distance Between Government and Public in China I: A Theoretical Approach

ISBN-13: 9780367618490 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 144 str.

Liu Xiaoyan

Opis

This volume introduces a creative theoretical framework for the concept of Distance between government and the public based on theories from western modern political science and applied to the Chinese context. The author argues that distance is a dynamic system of which psychological distance is the essence.

Spis treści

Introduction. 1. Understanding Government (State) and the Public from the Perspective of Political Communication. 2. Distance between Government and the Public. 3. Confrontation and Consultation between Government and the Public. Conclusion.

O autorze

Liu Xiaoyan is Professor of Communication Studies at Renmin University of China (RUC), Beijing. Professor Liu is now working with the School of Journalism and Communication, RUC, and she is a research fellow at RUC’s National Academy of Development & Strategy and Research Center of Journalism & Social Development. Her research focuses on political communication and international communication.