{"product_id":"becoming-digital-citizens-disability-icts-and-citizenship-in-contemporary-china-hardcover","title":"Becoming Digital Citizens: Disability, Icts, and Citizenship in Contemporary China - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYuanyuan Qu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecoming Digital Citizens\u003c\/em\u003e explores the relationship between disability, citizenship, and information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the Chinese context. Based on rich empirical evidence, this book examines the citizenship status of disabled people in a rapidly changing, digital China and the ICTs-related, multi-dimensional practices of disabled people in claiming rights and appealing for a better social position. It explores the process by which disabled people become individual and collective subjects with agency through their use of ICTs, the forms and patterns of their acts in the digital sphere, and their interactions with wider structures and existing citizenship discourse and institutions. From this, Yuanyuan Qu identifies a distinct digital disability citizenship that has its own specific features and scenarios. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe culmination of ten years of research, \u003cem\u003eBecoming Digital Citizens\u003c\/em\u003e uses a grounded theory approach and a combination of methods, including digital ethnography, content analysis, and in-depth interviews, to present a nuanced portrayal of the digital life of Chinese disabled people. In doing so, it offers new insights into the norms and practices of digital, Chinese, and disabled citizenship that widen the scope of disability and citizenship studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy focusing on China, a newcomer to digitalization but a fast-developing one, and the perspective of disabled people, Qu highlights the potential and challenges of using ICTs to improve inclusion and promote social justice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYuanyuan Qu\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lecturer in the School of Ethnology and Sociology at Minzu University of China. She received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Glasgow, where her research focused on disability and internet use in China (2013â2017). Qu then worked as a Research Officer in the Department of International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science (2018â2021). Qu's research interests lie in the areas of disability studies, science and technology studies, social welfare and care, and civil society, with a particular focus on China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45893031133381,"sku":"9780197774823","price":169.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/DU0c1ql04d9780197774823.webp?v=1771919208","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/becoming-digital-citizens-disability-icts-and-citizenship-in-contemporary-china-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}