Public Security and Governance in Contemporary China

ISBN-13: 9781138744431 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 206 str.

Mingjun Zhang; Xinye Wu

Opis

The recent rise in reported public security issues in China is one of the most repeated concerns amongst the Chinese authorities. During the past thirty years of reform in China, stability maintenance as a governance strategy has in fact laid a solid foundation for the overall development and growth of the nation. However, it remains to be seen whether this approach can sustain economic growth as well as political stability in the near future. This book examines this policy of stability maintenance, as adopted by the Chinese government, in different social circumstances. Using a variety of examples, including hospital disputes, incidents of environmental pollution, food safety issues and disaster settlements, it takes a multi-disciplinary approach, using empirical data to assess the true picture of contentious politics in China. Although it has played a major role in confronting many of the serious challenges posed to China's public security, ultimately, the book concludes that stability maintenance as a governance strategy can only be short-term and will surely be replaced, due to its high costs. Using case studies from across China, this book will be of interests to students and scholars of Chinese Studies, Political Science and Sociology. It will also appeal to journalists and policy analysts with an interest in Chinese politics and society.

Spis treści

Preface 1. An Analysis of Typical Contentious Actions Happened in 2013 2. How Contentious Actions Become Violent? 3. Violent Patient-Hospital Disputes: Emerging and Escalating 4. Monetary Compensation for Mine Disaster Settlement 5. Domain Security and Nonconventional Security: Operation of Agency of China KOUAN 6. Joint Response Mechanism of Public Emergencies in China  7. Policy Changes for Urban Vendor Management 8. Sysmatic Respondence in China’s Water Pollution Accident 9. Food Safety Chain: Policy and Empirical Perspective 10. NPOs Involved in Social Conflicts and the Relationship with Government 11. Social Integration of the Second-Generation Rural Migrants in Shanghai 12. Political Priority over Rule of Law: Ethnic Conflicts and Solutions in China