“Chinese Netizens’ Opinions on Death Sentences produces a lively and nuanced analysis of views on the death penalty among citizens who choose to engage in internet fora in response to cases reported in the mainstream and other media. The data collected is rich and thorough, the authors present it in an engaging and sometimes provocative way.”
—Carolyn Hoyle, University of Oxford
— Carolyn Hoyle
“An important contribution to our understanding of public attitudes toward death penalty in a complex social environment. The authors’ detailed content analysis of textual opinion data, plus the extensive discussions will be useful to anyone seeking answers about what a public opinion really means in the context of criminal justice. It provides not only an important study of its subject, but it is also an excellent work on public opinion more broadly.”
—Hongming Cheng, University of Saskatchewan
— Hongming Cheng
Winner: Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences In the United States (ACPSS) 2022 Best Scholarly Publication Award
— ACPSS Best Scholarly Publication Award
Winner: The Asian Criminological Society (ACS) 2022 Distinguished Book Award
— ACS Distinguished Book Award
“Chinese Netizens’ Opinions on Death Sentences produces a lively and nuanced analysis of views on the death penalty among citizens who choose to engage in internet fora in response to cases reported in the mainstream and other media. The data collected is rich and thorough, the authors present it in an engaging and sometimes provocative way.”
—Carolyn Hoyle, University of Oxford
— Carolyn Hoyle
“An important contribution to our understanding of public attitudes toward death penalty in a complex social environment. The authors’ detailed content analysis of textual opinion data, plus the extensive discussions will be useful to anyone seeking answers about what a public opinion really means in the context of criminal justice. It provides not only an important study of its subject, but it is also an excellent work on public opinion more broadly.”
—Hongming Cheng, University of Saskatchewan
— Hongming Cheng
"Chinese Netizens’ Opinions on Death Sentences fills this gap in the literature, and it is the most important book surveying public punitive attitudes in China to have been published in recent years. .... It will be beneficial to anyone interested in the Chinese legal system and public opinion, and it is especially useful for introductory readers."
—The China Quarterly
— Zhuang Liu, The China Quarterly