ISBN:
9781107038752
,
9781316507919
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 239 Seiten
,
ill
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Teets, Jessica C. Civil Society under Authoritarianism
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Teets, Jessica C. Civil society under authoritarianism
DDC:
300.951
Keywords:
Civil society
;
Authoritarianism
;
Politische Bewegung
;
Soziale Bewegung
;
Zivilgesellschaft
;
Autoritarismus
;
Politische Beteiligung
;
Gesellschaft
;
Entwicklung
;
Öffentlicher Dienst
;
Bediensteter
;
Politischer Wandel
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
China
;
China
;
Zivilgesellschaft
;
Autoritärer Staat
;
China
;
Zivilgesellschaft
;
Autoritarismus
Abstract:
"Despite the dominant narrative of the repression of civil society in China, Civil Society Under Authoritarianism: The China Model argues that interactions between local officials and civil society facilitate a learning process, whereby each actor learns about the intentions and work processes of the other. Over the past two decades, often facilitated by foreign donors and problems within the general social framework, these interactions generated a process in which officials learned the benefits and disadvantages of civil society"--
Abstract:
"Despite the dominant narrative of the repression of civil society in China, Civil Society Under Authoritarianism: The China Model argues that interactions between local officials and civil society facilitate a learning process, whereby each actor learns about the intentions and work processes of the other. Over the past two decades, often facilitated by foreign donors and problems within the general social framework, these interactions generated a process in which officials learned the benefits and disadvantages of civil society. Civil society supports local officials' efforts to provide social services and improve public policies, yet it also engages in protest and other activities that challenge social stability and development. This duality motivates local officials in China to construct a "social management" system - known as consultative authoritarianism - to encourage the beneficial aspects and discourage the dangerous ones. Although civil society has not democratized China, such organizations have facilitated greater dialogue between citizens and state as part of politics in an authoritarian system that normally lacks such channels for participation"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Introduction. Civil society in China: better governance under authoritarianism; 1. Policy learning in China: constructing consultative authoritarianism; 2. Let many civil societies bloom: building consultative authoritarianism in Beijing and Yunnan; 3. Converging on consultative authoritarianism: civil society development in Jiangsu and Sichuan; 4. Civil society strategies in China: creating opportunities for learning; Conclusion. Illiberal wave: the international diffusion of consultative authoritarianism.
