State and Social Protests in China

2022-12-08 Political Science

Author : Yongshun Cai
Release : 2022-12-08
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book State and Social Protests in China written by Yongshun Cai. This book was released on 2022-12-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China has witnessed numerous incidents of social protests over the past three decades. Protests create uncertainty for authoritarian governments, and the Chinese government has created, strengthened, and coordinated multiple dispute-resolution institutions to manage social conflicts and protests. Accommodating the aggrieved prevents the accumulation of grievances in society, but concessions require resources. As the frequency and scale of collective action are closely tied to the political opportunity for action, the Chinese government has also contained protest by shaping the political opportunity available to the aggrieved. Cai and Chen show that when the Chinese central government prioritizes social control, as it has under Xi Jinping's leadership, it signals that it will tolerate local governments' use of coercion. The result is an environment that is not conducive to the mobilization of collective action, large-scale occurrences of which have been uncommon in China in recent years.

Collective Resistance in China

2010-02-17 Political Science

Author : Yongshun Cai
Release : 2010-02-17
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Collective Resistance in China by : Yongshun Cai

Download or read book Collective Resistance in China written by Yongshun Cai. This book was released on 2010-02-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although academics have paid much attention to contentious politics in China and elsewhere, research on the outcomes of social protests, both direct and indirect, in non-democracies is still limited. In this new work, Yongshun Cai combines original fieldwork with secondary sources to examine how social protest has become a viable method of resistance in China and, more importantly, why some collective actions succeed while others fail. Cai looks at the collective resistance of a range of social groups—peasants to workers to homeowners—and explores the outcomes of social protests in China by adopting an analytical framework that operationalizes the forcefulness of protestor action and the cost-benefit calculations of the government. He shows that a protesting group's ability to create and exploit the divide within the state, mobilize participants, or gain extra support directly affects the outcome of its collective action. Moreover, by exploring the government's response to social protests, the book addresses the resilience of the Chinese political system and its implications for social and political developments in China.

Social Development And Social Policy: International Experiences And China's Reform

2016-10-27 Political Science

Author : Dongtao Qi
Release : 2016-10-27
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Social Development And Social Policy: International Experiences And China's Reform written by Dongtao Qi. This book was released on 2016-10-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social policy reforms driven by profound social changes have been a popular and pressing topic worldwide in recent years in both policy and academic circles. In this book, prominent social policy scholars from Europe, North America, and Asia discuss the history of social policies, compare different social development models, and analyze the challenges facing these economies' social policy reforms. The book provides comprehensive and comparative perspectives and updated data on social development and social policy reforms in the world's major economies, and particularly, in mainland China.

Protest and Resistance in the Chinese Party State

2022-02-24 Political Science

Author : Hank Johnston
Release : 2022-02-24
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Protest and Resistance in the Chinese Party State written by Hank Johnston. This book was released on 2022-02-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although contemporary China is a repressive state, protests and demonstrations have increased almost tenfold between 2005 and 2015. This is an astounding statistic when one considers that Marxist-Leninist regimes of the past tolerated little or no public dissent. How can protests become so common in an autocratic state? What are the trends of repression and mobilization? This collection helps to answer these compelling questions through in-depth analyses of several Chinese protest movements and state responses. The chapters examine the opportunities and constraints for protest mobilization and explains their importance for understanding contemporary Chinese society.

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