Maker Culture in China: Agile Innovators Between State and Market

By Pengfei Fu

This book draws on ethnographic fieldwork in Shenzhen to examine the rise and transformation of maker culture in China. Tracing the shift from grassroots creativity to a developmental apparatus shaped by policy agendas and geopolitical ambition, it explores the changing relationship between creative labour, innovation, and governance in contemporary China. It will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, STS, and China studies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3032258464
• ISBN13: 9783032258465
• Release Date: December 2026
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan