Gianluigi Negro
Biographic Data
| ID | 3880973 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gianluigi Negro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gianluigi |
| FAMILY NAME | Negro |
| SIGNATURE | NEGRO G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Siena |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2485-6797 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Yuanyuzhou 元宇宙: Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Historical roots, current visions, and future dynamics of real-world integration in the Chinese governmental narrative on the Metaverse
As one of the most searched buzzwords on the Chinese Internet in 2021, the ‘Metaverse' (yuan yuzhou 元宇宙) has gained significant momentum in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), attracting the attention of entrepreneurs, politicians, and scholars. To contribute to the understanding of this phenomenon, the present paper provides a historical overview of the Metaverse, highlighting, through a de-Westernized lens, the peculiarities of its developmen…
Il fumetto cinese. Introduzione ai manhua e ai lianhuahua (‘Chinese comics: (Introduction to manhua and lianhuanhua’), written by Martina Caschera
Reading the Chinese Metaverse through the Past: The Construction of a National Narrative through Qian Xuesen’s Collection of Letters
The Metaverse has emerged as a significant topic of discussion globally, including in China, where it is intertwined with national narratives of technological advancement and geopolitical positioning. This study examines the Chinese Metaverse through the lens of historical, geopolitical, and cultural narratives, particularly focusing on the role of the prominent Chinese scientist Qian Xuesen (钱学森). The research deconstructs the neo-techno-nationa…
The history of Huawei in Italy through the lens of corporate nationality
This article aims to provide a historical dimension of the Italian public opinion on Huawei, and vice versa of the Chinese perception of Huawei’s role in Italy. Through a qualitative content analysis, the author examines Italian newspapers framing on Huawei as well as Chinese newspapers framing on the Italian telecommunication market before and after and after the signature of China—Italy memorandum of understanding in 2019. The research provides…
Reading the history of the Chinese internet through metaphors
This essay examines the history of Chinese digital media, specifically the internet, through social imaginaries and metaphors. The text identifies three different set of metaphors that reflects the roles of the government, business sector, and civil society in the last 30 years of the Chinese internet
China and the ITU: A History of Standards
This article maps the evolution of the Chinese activities within the International Telecommunication Union ( ITU ), with a focus on the Chinese standard-setting experience. It analyzes three different moments of the ITU -China standard-setting history: Audio Video Coding Standards ( AVS ) from 2002 to 2007; TD - SCDMA and TD - LTE standards from 1998 to 2013; and 5G standards from 2012 to 2013. The study contributes to the literature, first, by d…
China’s Perspective on Internet Governance: A more Integrated Role in the Global Discussion
Exporting the Silicon Valley to China
This article focuses on the history of Zhongguancun as one of the most important area used by the official Chinese narrative to promote the historical shift from the “made in China” model to the “created in China” one. We reconfigure this process through three historical phases that reflect the engagement of policymakers, business and high-tech agents in the creation of a specific social imaginary. Based on a textual analysis as well as on politi…
The path to WeChat: How Tencent’s culture shaped the most popular Chinese app, 1998–2011
This article contributes to the literature on WeChat, providing a historical perspective on the long-lasting culture of its mother company, Tencent. Through a corpus of primary and secondary sources, the article retraces four constitutive choices which characterized Tencent’s culture from 1998, when the company was founded, to 2011, when the first version of WeChat was launched. We argue that Tencent’s market strategy has always been based on fou…
Introduction: Exploring flows and counter-flows of information along the New Silk Road
Six years have passed since China unveiled the Belt and Road Initiative (Yidai Yilu一带一路, formally called One Belt One Road), which was initiated to reconnect China with countries in Asia, Middle East, Europe, and Africa and to improve regional cooperation through better connectivity, enhanced trade exchange, and shared opportunity. By understanding the importance of Europe as the destination of both the “Belt”—a more developed inland connectivity…
Framing Edward Snowden: A comparative analysis of four newspapers in China, United Kingdom and United States
This article sheds light on the framing of Edward Snowden in four newspapers in three different countries. The authors analysed online editions of a major American daily ( The New York Times), one prominent European newspaper ( The Guardian), one mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party ( The People’s Daily) and The South China Morning Post. The study seeks to explore how the role of Edward Snowden was framed and how digital whistleblowing was d…
The 'Jasmine Revolution' in China: The Limits of the Cyber-Utopia
The study of the Chinese Internet plays a fundamental part in an on-going global discussion on the role of the new media as tools of political change. It is undeniable that the development of the Internet in China is terrific both in terms of infrastructure investment and citizen involvement. Yet, even though this process has already been studied extensively and with varying perspective, several issues regarding its impact on Chinese society rema…
Framing Edward Snowden: A comparative analysis of four newspapers in China, United Kingdom and United States
This article sheds light on the framing of Edward Snowden in four newspapers in three different countries. The authors analysed online editions of a major American daily ( The New York Times), one prominent European newspaper ( The Guardian), one mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party ( The People’s Daily) and The South China Morning Post. The study seeks to explore how the role of Edward Snowden was framed and how digital whistleblowing was d…
The path to WeChat: How Tencent’s culture shaped the most popular Chinese app, 1998–2011
This article contributes to the literature on WeChat, providing a historical perspective on the long-lasting culture of its mother company, Tencent. Through a corpus of primary and secondary sources, the article retraces four constitutive choices which characterized Tencent’s culture from 1998, when the company was founded, to 2011, when the first version of WeChat was launched. We argue that Tencent’s market strategy has always been based on fou…
China’s Perspective on Internet Governance: A more Integrated Role in the Global Discussion
Introduction: Exploring flows and counter-flows of information along the New Silk Road
Six years have passed since China unveiled the Belt and Road Initiative (Yidai Yilu一带一路, formally called One Belt One Road), which was initiated to reconnect China with countries in Asia, Middle East, Europe, and Africa and to improve regional cooperation through better connectivity, enhanced trade exchange, and shared opportunity. By understanding the importance of Europe as the destination of both the “Belt”—a more developed inland connectivity…
The 'Jasmine Revolution' in China: The Limits of the Cyber-Utopia
The study of the Chinese Internet plays a fundamental part in an on-going global discussion on the role of the new media as tools of political change. It is undeniable that the development of the Internet in China is terrific both in terms of infrastructure investment and citizen involvement. Yet, even though this process has already been studied extensively and with varying perspective, several issues regarding its impact on Chinese society rema…
The 'Jasmine Revolution' in China: The Limits of the Cyber-Utopia
The study of the Chinese Internet plays a fundamental part in an on-going global discussion on the role of the new media as tools of political change. It is undeniable that the development of the Internet in China is terrific both in terms of infrastructure investment and citizen involvement. Yet, even though this process has already been studied extensively and with varying perspective, several issues regarding its impact on Chinese society rema…
Framing Edward Snowden: A comparative analysis of four newspapers in China, United Kingdom and United States
This article sheds light on the framing of Edward Snowden in four newspapers in three different countries. The authors analysed online editions of a major American daily ( The New York Times), one prominent European newspaper ( The Guardian), one mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party ( The People’s Daily) and The South China Morning Post. The study seeks to explore how the role of Edward Snowden was framed and how digital whistleblowing was d…
Introduction: Exploring flows and counter-flows of information along the New Silk Road
Six years have passed since China unveiled the Belt and Road Initiative (Yidai Yilu一带一路, formally called One Belt One Road), which was initiated to reconnect China with countries in Asia, Middle East, Europe, and Africa and to improve regional cooperation through better connectivity, enhanced trade exchange, and shared opportunity. By understanding the importance of Europe as the destination of both the “Belt”—a more developed inland connectivity…
Exporting the Silicon Valley to China
This article focuses on the history of Zhongguancun as one of the most important area used by the official Chinese narrative to promote the historical shift from the “made in China” model to the “created in China” one. We reconfigure this process through three historical phases that reflect the engagement of policymakers, business and high-tech agents in the creation of a specific social imaginary. Based on a textual analysis as well as on politi…
The path to WeChat: How Tencent’s culture shaped the most popular Chinese app, 1998–2011
This article contributes to the literature on WeChat, providing a historical perspective on the long-lasting culture of its mother company, Tencent. Through a corpus of primary and secondary sources, the article retraces four constitutive choices which characterized Tencent’s culture from 1998, when the company was founded, to 2011, when the first version of WeChat was launched. We argue that Tencent’s market strategy has always been based on fou…
China and the ITU: A History of Standards
This article maps the evolution of the Chinese activities within the International Telecommunication Union ( ITU ), with a focus on the Chinese standard-setting experience. It analyzes three different moments of the ITU -China standard-setting history: Audio Video Coding Standards ( AVS ) from 2002 to 2007; TD - SCDMA and TD - LTE standards from 1998 to 2013; and 5G standards from 2012 to 2013. The study contributes to the literature, first, by d…
China’s Perspective on Internet Governance: A more Integrated Role in the Global Discussion
The history of Huawei in Italy through the lens of corporate nationality
This article aims to provide a historical dimension of the Italian public opinion on Huawei, and vice versa of the Chinese perception of Huawei’s role in Italy. Through a qualitative content analysis, the author examines Italian newspapers framing on Huawei as well as Chinese newspapers framing on the Italian telecommunication market before and after and after the signature of China—Italy memorandum of understanding in 2019. The research provides…
Reading the history of the Chinese internet through metaphors
This essay examines the history of Chinese digital media, specifically the internet, through social imaginaries and metaphors. The text identifies three different set of metaphors that reflects the roles of the government, business sector, and civil society in the last 30 years of the Chinese internet
Yuanyuzhou 元宇宙: Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Historical roots, current visions, and future dynamics of real-world integration in the Chinese governmental narrative on the Metaverse
As one of the most searched buzzwords on the Chinese Internet in 2021, the ‘Metaverse' (yuan yuzhou 元宇宙) has gained significant momentum in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), attracting the attention of entrepreneurs, politicians, and scholars. To contribute to the understanding of this phenomenon, the present paper provides a historical overview of the Metaverse, highlighting, through a de-Westernized lens, the peculiarities of its developmen…
Il fumetto cinese. Introduzione ai manhua e ai lianhuahua (‘Chinese comics: (Introduction to manhua and lianhuanhua’), written by Martina Caschera
Reading the Chinese Metaverse through the Past: The Construction of a National Narrative through Qian Xuesen’s Collection of Letters
The Metaverse has emerged as a significant topic of discussion globally, including in China, where it is intertwined with national narratives of technological advancement and geopolitical positioning. This study examines the Chinese Metaverse through the lens of historical, geopolitical, and cultural narratives, particularly focusing on the role of the prominent Chinese scientist Qian Xuesen (钱学森). The research deconstructs the neo-techno-nationa…
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