ISBN:
9780804773737
,
0804773734
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online Ressource (xiv, 284 p.)
,
ill.
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
Serie:
Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Cai, Yongshun Collective resistance in China
DDC:
303.6095109045
Schlagwort(e):
Social movements China
;
Protest movements China
;
Political participation China
;
Protest movements
;
Political participation
;
Social movements
;
Politics and government
;
Protest movements
;
Social movements
;
Political participation
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Violence in Society
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China Politics and government
;
1976-2002
;
China Politics and government
;
2002-
;
China
;
China Politics and government 1976-2002
;
China Politics and government 2002-
;
China
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
Annotation
Kurzfassung:
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 groupspeasants to workers to homeownersand 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.
Kurzfassung:
Social conflicts and collective resistance in China -- Obstacles to successful resistance in China -- Issue linkage and effective resistance -- Social networks and effective resistance -- The power of disruptive collective action -- The limits of disruptive tactics : the use of violence -- Popular resistance and policy adjustment.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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