State and Social Protests in China

Author:   Yongshun Cai (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) ,  Chih-Jou Jay Chen (Academia Sinica Institute of Sociology, Taipei, Taiwan)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108987301


Pages:   75
Publication Date:   08 December 2022
Format:   Paperback
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State and Social Protests in China


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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 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.

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Author:   Yongshun Cai (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) ,  Chih-Jou Jay Chen (Academia Sinica Institute of Sociology, Taipei, Taiwan)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.140kg
ISBN:  

9781108987301


ISBN 10:   1108987303
Pages:   75
Publication Date:   08 December 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Protests as Challenges to Authoritarian Regimes; 3. Conflict Management in China; 4. Opportunity for Collective Action in China; 5. Social Protests in China; 6. Applying Coercion; 7. Understanding Contention and Stability in China; 8. Conclusion.

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