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Politics of digital development: Informatization and governance in China (2013)
Book Chapter
Dai, X. (2013). Politics of digital development: Informatization and governance in China. In G. Youngs (Ed.), Digital world: connectivity, creativity and rights (34-51). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203767061

The much-debated rise of the post-war Japanese economy, described as a ‘miracle’, followed by the emergence of other Asian tigers such as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong in the 1980s and onward, served as empirical evidence supporting th... Read More about Politics of digital development: Informatization and governance in China.

Convergence and governance of three networks: from the European Union to China (2011)
Journal Article
Dai, X. (2011). Convergence and governance of three networks: from the European Union to China. China information times, 73 - 77

Digital convergence is the technical basis of information technology, but to achieve The rational and effective governance of digital convergence is a key and overall policy bottleneck in the process of informationization. In the face of challenges,... Read More about Convergence and governance of three networks: from the European Union to China.

Towards a new world order for climate change: China and the European Union's leadership ambition (2010)
Book Chapter
Dai, X., & Diao, Z. (2010). Towards a new world order for climate change: China and the European Union's leadership ambition. In R. Wurzel, & J. Connelly (Eds.), The European Union as a leader in international climate change politics (252-268). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203839959

Traditional Chinese thinking holds that human development and nature are in ‘one’ (harmony, or ). The notion of harmony between nature and society suggests that the ancient Chinese were already aware of the importance of the ecological system to huma... Read More about Towards a new world order for climate change: China and the European Union's leadership ambition.

The Internet and Parliamentary Democracy in Europe: a comparative study of the ethics of political communication in the digital age (2008)
Book
Dai, X., & Norton, P. (Eds.). (2008). The Internet and Parliamentary Democracy in Europe: a comparative study of the ethics of political communication in the digital age. Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330701500763

The overall aim of this volume is to investigate the impact of new information and communications technologies (ICTs), in particular the Internet, upon parliamentary democracy in Europe. Through a comparative study of four parliaments (the British, E... Read More about The Internet and Parliamentary Democracy in Europe: a comparative study of the ethics of political communication in the digital age.

The digital revolution and development: The impact of Chinese policy and strategies (2007)
Journal Article
Dai, X. (2007). The digital revolution and development: The impact of Chinese policy and strategies. Development = Développement = Desarrollo, 50(3), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.development.1100400

Xiudian Dai looks at how new information and communications technologies have impacted upon China's policy thinking on economic development and vice versa. The message is that China is able to become an important player in shaping the global digital... Read More about The digital revolution and development: The impact of Chinese policy and strategies.

Chinese cyberspaces: technological changes and political effects. Edited by Jens Damm and Simona Thomas. London and New York: Routledge, 2006. The Internet in China: unlocking and containing the public Sphere. Johan Lagerkvist. Lund: Lund University, 2006 (2007)
Journal Article
Dai, X. (2007). Chinese cyberspaces: technological changes and political effects. Edited by Jens Damm and Simona Thomas. London and New York: Routledge, 2006. The Internet in China: unlocking and containing the public Sphere. Johan Lagerkvist. Lund: Lund University, 2006. The China quarterly, 196 - 198

A new mode of governance? Transnationalisation of European regions and cities in the information age (2003)
Journal Article
Dai, X. (2003). A new mode of governance? Transnationalisation of European regions and cities in the information age. Telematics and Informatics, 20(3), 193-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0736-5853%2803%2900014-5

The call by European Union (EU) policymakers for wider and more direct involvement in improving European governance is coupled with the increased usage of new information and communications technologies (ICTs) by public administrations across the EU.... Read More about A new mode of governance? Transnationalisation of European regions and cities in the information age.

Regionalism online: A case study of e-ASEAN (2003)
Book Chapter
Dai, X. (2003). Regionalism online: A case study of e-ASEAN. In Asia-Pacific Economic and Security Cooperation: New Regional Agendas (220-238). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230287327_13

© Palgrave Macmillan a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003. With the rapid advancement in new information and communications technologies (ICTs)1 geographical distance is becoming less relevant and boundaries of the nation-state are becomin... Read More about Regionalism online: A case study of e-ASEAN.

Towards a digital economy with Chinese characteristics? (2002)
Journal Article
Dai, X. (2002). Towards a digital economy with Chinese characteristics?. New Media and Society, 4(2), 141-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614440222226316

There are two opposing views when considering economic development strategies in the digital age: some insist that the 'new economy' applies mainly to the industrialized countries and are doubtful that new information and communications technologies... Read More about Towards a digital economy with Chinese characteristics?.

Chinese politics of the internet: Control and anti-control (2000)
Journal Article
Dai, X. (2000). Chinese politics of the internet: Control and anti-control. Cambridge review of international affairs, 13(2), 181-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/09557570008400308

This article examines how the recent development of the Internet in China has had an impact on political control on the mainland. It argues that for China the Internet is a double?edged sword, indispensable to economic modernisation but also confront... Read More about Chinese politics of the internet: Control and anti-control.