Political Culture and Participation in Urban China

ISBN-13: 9789811348440 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 147 str.

Yang Zhong

Opis

This book discusses one of the most noticeable and significant transformations in China over the past three decades is the rapid and massive urbanization of the country, which has brought shifts in political culture of Chinese urbanites. This book is a systematic and empirical study of political culture in urban China. The book covers various aspects of political culture such as political regime support, political interest, democratic values, political trust, and environmental attitudes and sub-political culture of Chinese urban Christians. This book will be of immense value to urban scholars, sinologists, and those wishing to get a closer look at the issues that affect the political future of a rising world power.

Spis treści

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Political Support in Chinese Cities

Chapter Three: Levels of Political Interest

Chapter Four: Democratic Values

Chapter Five: Political Trust in Urban China

Chapter Six: Environmental Views of the Chinese Urbanites

Chapter Seven: Empirical Study of Religious, Social and Political Values of Urban Chinese Christians

Chapter Eight: Conclusions 

O autorze

Yang Zhong is a Changjiang Scholar at the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and a tenured professor of political science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. His main research interests include local governance in China, political culture, and political participation.