Chinese Broadcasting Policy in Transition (2000-2010): Actors, Structure and Process

The project studies the changing nature of China’s broadcasting policymaking process from 2000 to 2010 and its implications for broadcasting policy. It investigates the dynamics behind China’s broadcasting policies with a focus on the functions of internal policy actors, structure and professionalisation. Theoretically, the object of this research is to explore alternative patterns from the top down and authoritarian model in explanting policymaking behaviour in China. Specifically, the project studies who has been involved, how policy is formulated, implemented and evaluated, and the effects of institutional structural changes and professionalisation on the broadcasting policymaking process. It aims to find out the impacts of decentralisation and localism on the broadcasting policymaking process, to explore the emerging policy actors, including lobby groups, research organisations and individuals, and to investigate how and to what degree they could contribute to the broadcasting policymaking process. Finally, it aims to examine the implications of changes in broadcasting policymaking behaviour for broadcasting policies, laws and rules in the areas of competition and access.

For enquiries about this project, please contact Dr Yik Chan Chin (Yik-Chan.Chin@nottingham.ac.uk).