1st Edition
Contending Over Uncertainty The Social Construction and Diffusion of GMO Risk Discourse on Chinese Social Media
By Xiaoxiao Cheng
Copyright 2026
186 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Focusing on a decade of controversy surrounding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in China, this book provides a rigorous, mixed-method analysis of how risk discourses are constructed and disseminated on the social media platform Weibo.
This book uncovers the rich diversity of competing risk frames and reveals how digital platforms can democratize the negotiation of scientific uncertainty,... Read more
1: The Plurality and Shifting of Framing GMO Risks 2: Networked Framing of GMO Risks and Discussion Fragmentation: A Dynamic Perspective 3: Understanding the Viral Spread of GMO Risk Information 4: Echo Chambers and Homophily in the Diffusion of GMO Risk Information
Biography
Xiaoxiao Cheng is an Assistant Professor and Associate Research Fellow at the College of Media and International Culture, Zhejiang University. He holds a PhD from Tsinghua University. His research interests include science/environmental/risk communication, computational social science, and media effect studies.
