Volume 17, Number 2 (2018)
Published Dec 31, 2018 · 7 articles
Research Article · pp. 147-175
Strength in Numbers and Voice: An Assessment of the Networking Capacity of Chinese ENGOsMatthew A. Shapiro, Elizabeth Brunner, Hui Li
Under authoritarian regimes, citizen-led NGOs such as environmental NGOs (ENGOs) often operate under close scrutiny of the government. While this presents a challenge to a single ENGO, we propose here - in line with existing research on network effects - that there are opportunities for multiple ENGOs to coordinate and thus work in ways that supersede government controls, affect public opinion, and contribute to policy revision and/or creation. In this paper, we specifically examine the possibility that the gamut of citizen-based ENGOs in China are coordinating. Based on network analysis of ENGOs web pages as well as interviews with more than a dozen ENGO leaders between 2014 and 2016, we find that ENGOs have few direct and public connections to each other, but social media sites and personal connections offline provide a crucial function in creating bridges. A closer examination of these bridges reveals, however, that they can be substantive to the environmental discussion or functional to the dissemination of web page information but typically not both. In short, ENGOs in China are not directly connected but rather are connected in a way that responds to the available social media and the government's censorship practices.
doi:10.17477/jcea.2018.17.2.147 PDF on KoreaScienceEnvironmental policyENGOsChinese politicsChinese environmentalismsocial network analysis
Research Article · pp. 176-198
The Relationship Between Information-Sharing and Resource-Sharing Networks in Environmental Policy Governance: Focusing on Germany and JapanJunku Lee, Leslie Tkach-Kawasaki
Environmental issues are among the most critical issues nowadays. These issues are no longer confined to individual countries, and international society has been progressing in building global dialogues since the early 1970s. Within these international efforts, Germany and Japan have played essential roles in global environmental governance. However, there are major differences in nation-level environmental policies in both countries. Governance based on network structure is more efficient than that based on hierarchy for solving complex problems. The network structure is formed through horizontal cooperation among various autonomous actors, and the relationship intensity among actors is one of the key concepts in the governance. Using social network analysis as a framework to explain complicated societal structures explains how interaction among actors creates networks, and these networks further affect their interactions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the structure of environmental policy governance as collaborative governance in Germany and Japan. To address this goal, this paper analyzes the relationship between the informational dimension of governance networks and its complement resource-sharing networks in both countries. The results show that the information-sharing networks have lower-level network influence on the resource-sharing networks as higher-level networks even if not all of the information factors have singular influences. The results suggest that the information-sharing networks may be one of the pieces of the puzzle for explaining this phenomenon in environmental governance in Germany and Japan.
doi:10.17477/jcea.2018.17.2.176 PDF on KoreaScienceCollaboration governanceEnvironmental policy governanceGermanyG- GEPON 2Homophily
Research Article · pp. 200-221
An Open Science 'State of the Art' for Hong Kong: Making Open Research Data Available to Support Hong Kong Innovation PolicyNaubahar Sharif, Waltraut Ritter, Robert L Davidson, Scott C Edmunds
Open Science is an umbrella term that involves various movements aiming to remove the barriers to sharing any kind of output, resources, methods or tools at any stage of the research process. While the study of open science is relatively advanced in Western countries, we know of no scholarship that attempts to understand open science in Hong Kong. This paper provides a broad-based background on the major research data management organisations, policies and institutions with the intention of laying a foundation for more rigorous future research that quantifies the benefits of open access and open data policies. We explore the status and prospects for open science (open access and open data) in the context of Hong Kong and how open science can contribute to innovation in Hong Kong. Surveying Hong Kong's policies and players, we identify both lost research potential and provide positive examples of Hong Kong's contribution to scientific research. Finally, we offer suggestions regarding what changes can be made to address the gaps we identify.
doi:10.17477/jcea.2018.17.2.200 PDF on KoreaScienceOpen DataOpen AccessOpen ScienceHong KongInnovation Policy
Research Article · pp. 222-228
An Emerging Perspective for Northeast Asian Peace Community and Japan-ROK RelationsWada Haruki
Book Review · pp. 229-233
Book Review: Sternsdorff-Cisterna, N. (2018). Food Safety after Fukushima: Scientific Citizenship and the Politics of Risk. University of Hawaii Press. 190 pages, $62.00, cloth.Natalia Novikova
Editorial · pp. 234-236
Editorial Note: "Refugees, Immigrants and Public Policy in South Korea: A Two-Nation Research Collaboration"Jesus N. Valero
Research Article · pp. 237-253
Examining China's Internet Policies through a Bibliometric ApproachJiang Li, Weiai Wayne Xu, Fang Wang, Si Chen, Jianjun Sun
In order to understand China's internet governance, this paper examined 1,931 Internet policies of China by bibliometric techniques. Specifically, the bibliometric techniques include simple document counting, co-word analysis, collaboration network analysis and citation analysis. The findings include: (1) China's Internet legislations mainly emphasized e-commerce and Internet governance, and, to some extent, neglected personal data protection; (2) China's Internet is under intensive multiple regulatory controls by central government. A large number of government agencies are involved in Internet policy-making. The Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Information Leading Group of the State Council, enforced fewer policy documents, but occupy higher positions in the Internet governance hierarchy; (3) China's Internet legislation system is primarily composed of industry-specific administrative rules, rather than laws or administrative regulations. Nevertheless, laws and administrative regulations received significantly more citations owing to their superior force. This paper also discussed current gaps in China's internet governance and how the country's internet policies are situated in the broader global context.
doi:10.17477/jcea.2018.17.2.237 PDF on KoreaScienceInternet PolicyChinaInternet governanceBibliometric techniquesNetworks