Christopher Heurlin

Responsive Authoritarianism in China

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Produktbeschreibung

Challenging the notion of China as merely a repressive dictatorship, Heurlin shows that policymaking has been surprisingly responsive to protests.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 554g
• ISBN-13: 9781107131132
• ISBN-10: 1107131138
• Artikelnr.: 45572409

Autorenporträt

Christopher Heurlin is an Assistant Professor in the Government and Legal Studies Department and Asian Studies Program at Bowdoin College, Maine. He earned a BA from Carleton College, Minnesota and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Washington. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and he has published articles in German Politics and VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Protest and policy outcomes under authoritarianism
2. Land takings, demolitions, and a rising wave of protest signals
3. Disruptive tactics and buying stability in local government responsiveness
4. Social stability and the petitioning system's role in agenda setting
5. Protest and the political mediation approach in provincial policy making
6. The state council and the National People's Congress as veto players in the policy outcomes of protests
7. Conclusion
Appendix 1. The LexisNexis data set
Appendix 2. The Zhejiang landless farmer survey
Appendix 3. Descriptive data on provincial adoption of social security policies.