Jieren Hu is a professor at the Law School in Hangzhou City University and a visiting professor at the Faculty of Law and Sociology in Qinghai Normal University. Her research focuses on mediation, dispute resolution, and social governance in China.
“This empirically grounded and theoretically sound book offers a fascinating delve into the way the Chinese regime uses digital technology to manage social discontent. It also documents its negative impact on both individual rights and social governance, and the way it might backlash.” Chloé Froissart, Professor of Political Science at Inalco “Using rigorous empirical methods, Prof. Jieren Hu in this book explores the ever increasing role of digital technologies in the governance of China. This study will be of value to anyone interested in the social and governmental power of digital technologies, in China and throughout the world. ” Joshua Mauldin, Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, New Jersey