Online consultation and citizen feedback in Chinese policymaking

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

"In recent years, the Chinese government has increasingly utilised online consultation as a means of providing citizens with opportunities to offer feedback on draft laws and regulations. As little is known about the operation of online consultation, this article analyses the content of citizen feedback submitted on a revision to China's health system proposed by the National Development and Reform Commission. Citizen engagement with the political and substantive issues under consideration is crucial if online consultation is to impact government decision-making and enhance the performance of laws and regulations. This paper's main findings are that it was common for comments to address substantive issues in great depth, as well as express negative assessments of government decisions. This suggests that online consultation holds promise as an instrument of governance reform, which the Chinese Communist Party has embraced as a means of cultivating popular support." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Online-Beratung und Reaktionen der Bürger in chinesichen politischen Entscheidungen
• ISSN: 1868-4874
• Extent: Seite(n): 101-120
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 42(3)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Staatsformen und Regierungssysteme ; Politikwissenschaft ; Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen ; Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen ; interaktive, elektronische Medien ; politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ; China ; Online-Befragung ; Online-Dienst ; Online-Medien ; Beratung ; Reaktion ; politische Entscheidung ; Vernetzung ; Demokratieverständnis ; Wirkung ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Reformbereitschaft ; Engagement ; Partizipation ; Ostasien ; Entwicklungsland ; Asien ; anwendungsorientiert ; deskriptive Studie ; empirisch ; empirisch-quantitativ

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Balla, Steven J. ; Liao, Zhou
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2013

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-4-6712
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST