Ching Miao

Towards Democratic Neighborhoods

The Emergence of Bottom-up Citizen Engagement in Urban China

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Produktbeschreibung

This study analyzes a new phenomenon emerging in urban neighbourhoods in China bottom-up citizen engagement including the direct election of community representatives, rights talk and the creation of rules for self-direction. The study looks at how the new values have emerged and the historical and contextual factors that have driven their development. A multi-level analysis was employed in combining a socio-cultural analysis with an empirical examination, including the results of a quantitative survey of residents of several Beijing neighbourhoods. The new value is an unprecedented development in Chinese culture in contrast with the traditional top-down discourse. The empirical data also reveal that factors such as age, levels of education, or residence in a certain type of community structure influence whether or not an individual is likely to engage in bottom-up participation. People s awareness of the option of citizen engagement is gradual and cumulative, but indigenous resources for developing a democratic neighbourhood are increasing, as more people become property owners and have the opportunity to travel to other countries where citizen engagement is more common.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9783838305783
• ISBN-10: 3838305787
• Artikelnr.: 26924380

Autorenporträt

Qing Miao,(Ching MIao)PhD;Received his PhD and MA at University of Toronto,and BA at Peking University;Research interests involve social work,social policy,strategic planning and senior services;recent focus is on civic culture,citizen participation and civic education;working as an associate professor at Beijing Academy of Social Sciences,Beijing.