Research On The Interaction Between Electrification And Politics In The Late Qing Dynasty

The interaction between media technology and politics always be the research emphasis in communication study.Many scholars explained how media technology moved political changes.Someone believe the impact is powerful and straight.This view was called ’technological determinism’.Also some guys believe some elements such as society phenomenon,culture which influenced media practice,then touched off political change.This view was called ’Cultural Determinism’.In my view,media has different growth mechanism in various surroundings.So,the research of interaction between media technology and politics should be down in historical process.From the research of the historical process of Media development,media practice,media influence,can we make clear of how media technology interact with politics.I put the point on telegraph and Qing Dynasty.As the first electronic media,telegraph acted a positive role.What’s more,as the special application,public telegraph became a important implement for appeal and protest among the people.It consisted the major political parti cipation with newspaper,school and assembly.The discussion begin in technology,institution and political culture,and answered why public telegraph was bored in nongovernment whichgot popular recognition in a short time,and became a vital tool of political participation.