Social Protest and Contentious Authoritarianism in China

ISBN-13: 9781107014862 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 256 str.

Xi Chen

Opis

Xi Chen explores the dramatic rise in, and routinization of, social protests in China since the early 1990s.

Recenzje

'Xi Chen's book is an important study of social protests in China and contributes to the general literature on contentious politics … It is a must-read for scholars and students of Chinese law and politics, as well as for those looking to better understand the enforcement of China's environmental law and policy.' Dali Yung, Journal of Chinese Political Science

Spis treści

Part I. A Contentious Society: 1. Introduction; 2. The surge in social protests from a historical perspective; Part II. Political Opportunity Structure: 3. Market reforms and state strategies; 4. The Xifang system and political opportunity; Part III. Protest Strategies and Tactics: 5. Between defiance and obedience; 6. 'Troublemaking' tactics and their efficacy; Part IV. Conclusion: 7. Reflections and speculations.