Social protest and contentious authoritarianism in China
By: Xi Chen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781107014862
Subjects: Politics and government; Protest movements; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; Social conflict
Description: "Xi Chen explains why there has been a dramatic rise in social protests in China since the early 1990s and how it has strengthened the current regime"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part I. A Contentious Society: 1. Introduction; 2. The surge in social protests from a historical perspective; Part II. Political Opportunity Structure: 3. Market reforms and state strategies; 4. The Xifang system and political opportunity; Part III. Protest Strategies and Tactics: 5. Between defiance and obedience; 6. "Troublemaking" tactics and their efficacy; Part IV. Conclusion: 7. Reflections and speculations.