Jessica C Teets

Civil Society Under Authoritarianism

The China Model

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Produktbeschreibung

Civil Society under Authoritarianism takes a fresh look at civil society in China, analyzing the nuanced and dynamic relationship between civil society and government officials.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781107038752
• ISBN-10: 1107038758
• Artikelnr.: 40128186

Autorenporträt

Jessica C. Teets is an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department and Jeanne Epp Barksdale '48 Junior Faculty Fellow at Middlebury College, Vermont. Her research focuses on governance in authoritarian regimes - specifically the role of civil society such as non-profits, NGOs, and associations - with an emphasis on Chinese politics. She is the author, most recently, of 'Let Many Civil Societies Bloom: The Rise of Consultative Authoritarianism in China' (The China Quarterly, 2013) and 'Reforming Service Delivery in China: The Emergence of a Social Innovation Model' (Journal of Chinese Political Science, 2012). Dr Teets was recently selected to participate in the Public Intellectuals Program created by the National Committee on United States-China Relations.

Inhaltsangabe

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.