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Taking one particular APP- \u201cBlueSky Map\u201d, which is originally known as Pollution Map, as the focal case, this talk will explore how grassroots activists define, legitimize and employ such APPs as useful tools, which enable the general public to get informed, make their voices heard, and take necessary actions. The empirical analysis will focus on how environmental APPs empower Chinese public, how do citizens, NGOs, government and polluters interact on the interface, and what is the effect and implication of such participation for China\u2019s environmental governance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Short CV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Hongtao Li (\u674e\u7ea2\u6d9b)<\/strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism &amp; Communication and a <em>Distinguished Young Scholar<\/em> at Zhejiang University. He also serves as an Associate Professor (20%) in the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at University of Oslo.\u00a0He received his Ph.D. in Communication from City University of Hong Kong in February 2010.\u00a0Before joining Zhejiang University in May 2010, he was a post-doctoral fellow and later a visiting Assistant Professor in the Center for Communication Research at City U of Hong Kong. His research interests include air pollution and environmental politics, global communication, sociology of news, media and cultural memory. 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