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The Resource State and social protests in China, Yongshun Cai, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Chih-Jou Jay Chen, Academia Sinica, Institute of Sociology, (electronic resource)

State and social protests in China, Yongshun Cai, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Chih-Jou Jay Chen, Academia Sinica, Institute of Sociology, (electronic resource)

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"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 collective action by shaping the political opportunity available to the aggrieved. This study shows that when the Chinese central government prioritizes social control, as it has under Xi Jinping's leadership, it signals its preference and that it will tolerate local governments' use of coercion. As a result, the central and local governments create an environment that is not conducive to the mobilization of collective action. Although reactive collective actions have still occurred in China, large-scale occurrences have been uncommon in recent years"--
Language
eng
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1 online resource (pages cm.)
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Protests as challenges to authoritarian regimes
  • Conflict management in China
  • Opportunity for collective action in China
  • Social protests in China
  • Applying coercion
  • Understanding contention and stability in China
  • Conclusion
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9781108987301
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State and social protests in China
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State and social protests in China
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Yongshun Cai, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Chih-Jou Jay Chen, Academia Sinica, Institute of Sociology
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Contributor
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Language
eng
Summary
"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 collective action by shaping the political opportunity available to the aggrieved. This study shows that when the Chinese central government prioritizes social control, as it has under Xi Jinping's leadership, it signals its preference and that it will tolerate local governments' use of coercion. As a result, the central and local governments create an environment that is not conducive to the mobilization of collective action. Although reactive collective actions have still occurred in China, large-scale occurrences have been uncommon in recent years"--
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Cai, Yongshun
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1966-
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Chen, Chih-Jou Jay
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Elements in politics and society in East Asia,
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  • Social control
  • Social change
  • Protest movements
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State and social protests in China, Yongshun Cai, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Chih-Jou Jay Chen, Academia Sinica, Institute of Sociology, (electronic resource)
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Publication
Contents
Introduction -- Protests as challenges to authoritarian regimes -- Conflict management in China -- Opportunity for collective action in China -- Social protests in China -- Applying coercion -- Understanding contention and stability in China -- Conclusion
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ssj0002713113
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Extent
1 online resource (pages cm.)
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Isbn
9781108987301
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2022040866
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remote
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(WaSeSS)ssj0002713113
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State and social protests in China, Yongshun Cai, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Chih-Jou Jay Chen, Academia Sinica, Institute of Sociology, (electronic resource)
Publication
Contents
Introduction -- Protests as challenges to authoritarian regimes -- Conflict management in China -- Opportunity for collective action in China -- Social protests in China -- Applying coercion -- Understanding contention and stability in China -- Conclusion
Control code
ssj0002713113
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (pages cm.)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Access restricted to subscribing institutions
Isbn
9781108987301
Lccn
2022040866
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(WaSeSS)ssj0002713113

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