論文｜地方網絡空間治理中的國家角色多樣性

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作 者

馬 翼哥本哈根大學跨文化與區域研究系助理教授

劉春榮（通訊作者）復旦-歐洲中國研究中心執行副主任、復旦大學國際關系與公共事務學院教授

摘 要

面對互聯網治理中的復雜性和相互沖突的挑戰，國家治理機構是如何進行功能定位或角色表達的？本研究通過中國市級網絡空間管理機構（MCA）的制度設計來探討國家在這個領域中的地方治理經驗。我們整合了三個通常各自獨立的國家框架——發展型國家、監管型國家和監控型國家——來闡釋MCA所可能承擔的角色。基于2017-2022年間137個MCA職責范圍的內容分析，本研究發現，這些機構致力于履行多種同時并存但層級分明的角色，包括審查互聯網以維護社會穩定、監管互聯網產業與基礎設施以及促進地方數字經濟發展。這顯示，對于理解中國互聯網治理體系的動態性和多層次性，一個整合性的國家分析框架具有重要的理論價值。

ABSTRACT

How does the Chinese party-state address the diverse and often conflicting challenges of internet governance? This study examines this question by analyzing theinstitutional design of municipal cyberspace administrations (MCAs), a key yet understudied group of local state actors. It brings together three often siloed state frameworks——the developmental state, the regulatory state, and the surveillance state to ——theorize the roles MCAs are tasked with performing. Based on content analysis of responsibility areas from 137 MCAs, the study finds that these institutions are designed to fulfill all three roles, which coexist but are hierarchically arranged, with surveillance as the dominant focus. These roles include censoring the internet to maintain social stability, regulating China’s internet industry and infrastructure, and promoting the development of local digital economies. A case study of the Xianyang MCA further illustrates how these roles are reflected in organizational design and annual activities, with a notable emphasis on developmental tasks.The findings demonstrate the value of an integrated state framework for understanding the dynamic and multilayered nature of China’s internet governance regime.

KEY WORDS

Cyberspace administration; Internet governance; Developmental state; Regulatory state; Surveillance state

FUNDINGS

Open access funding provided by University of Oslo (incl Oslo University Hospital). Funding for this research was provided by S.C. Van Fonden (Grant 2022–0017)

Fudan-European Centre for China Studies.This work was supported by the Research Council of Norway (Grant 335422).

來源 | Journal of Chinese Political Science

排版 | 楊嬌