Alternative to civil society governance
Platform control over the third sector in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12910891 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Can Cui (0000-0002-5961-3958, Tongji University), Jie Wu (0000-0002-1389-6964, Fudan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 611-628 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-6242 • E-ISSN: 1751-6234 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17516234.2022.2116166 |
| OpenAlex | W4293217338 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 48 |
Crowdfunding platforms have provided a crucial space to facilitate non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs’) fundraising activities and interactions with citizens. This article employs the concept of ‘platform control’ to investigate the built-in control embedded in crowdfunding platforms and its implications for governing civil society. Analysing 425 projects launched by 107 organizations between 2017 and 2018, and drawing on intensive fieldwork, this article examines how crowdfunding platforms manage NGOs in three dimensions – technology, organization, and regulation. This article demonstrates the dynamic relations among NGOs, the government, and crowdfunding platforms and examines their broad implications for the development of civil society in China
Business · China · Civil society · Control (management · Corporate governance · Economics · Government (linguistics · Management · Political science · Politics · Public relations · FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance · Law · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Public Administration · Sharing Economy and Platforms
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The Political Economy of Social Organization Registration in China
Strategic Responses to Institutional Processes
The Power of the Internet in China
The Governance of NGOs in China since 1978
Cyberactivism in the Egyptian Revolution
Diversification of Revenue Strategies
The Social Network Effect
Fundraising Policy Reform and its Impact on Nonprofits in China
Thrown under the bus and outrunning it! The logic of Didi and taxi drivers’ labour and activism in the on-demand economy
A critical appraisal of diversity in digital knowledge production
Internet Ideotainment in the PRC
Dual Identity and Social Organizations’ Participation in Contracting in Shanghai
Between Control and Empowerment
Legitimacy, Worthiness, and Social Network
NGO as Sympathy Vendor or Public Advocate? A Case Study of NGOs’ Participation in Internet Fundraising Campaigns in China
Web 2.0 and Political Engagement in China
What Does China’s Twin-Pillared NGO Funding Game Entail? Growing Diversity and Increasing Isomorphism
Resource Dependence and Effects of Funding Diversification Strategies Among NGOs in Cambodia
Exploring the Impact of Political Context on State–Civil Society Relations
Intimate technologies for affective development
Regulating Uber
Earthquakes and civil society
Crisis crowdsourcing and China’s civic participation in disaster response
When Government Becomes the Principal Philanthropist
Rethinking Civil Society
Media, Civil Society, and the Rise of a Green Public Sphere in China
Delivering Solidarity
Empowering activists or autocrats? The Internet in authoritarian regimes
State-society relations under a new model of control in China
How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression
Creator Governance in Social Media Entertainment
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |