Title Political culture and participation in urban China / Yang Zhong

Published Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 147 pages) Series New Perspectives on Chinese Politics and Society New perspectives on Chinese politics and society. Contents Contents -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Political Support in Chinese Cities -- Introduction -- Diffuse Political Support in Urban China -- Explaining Political Regime Support in Urban China -- Trust of the Central Government -- Evaluation of Government Performance -- Inclination for Democratic Election -- Nationalist Feelings -- Life Satisfaction -- Key Demographic Variables -- Age -- Gender -- Education -- Income -- CCP Membership -- Multivariate Analysis -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Levels of Political Interest IntroductionLevels of Political Interest Among Chinese Urbanites -- Who Tend to Be More Politically Interested? -- Religious Belief and Political Interest -- Political Support -- Belief in Democratic Values -- Nationalist Feelings -- Belief in Marxism -- Life Satisfaction -- Socio-Demographic Variables -- Age -- Gender -- Education -- Political Status -- Analytical Findings and Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Democratic Values -- Introduction -- Democratic Values of Chinese Urban Citizens -- Factors Influencing Democratic Values Religious Belief and Core Democratic ValuesSupport for Market Reform -- Life Satisfaction -- Political Satisfaction -- Social Trust -- Nationalist Feelings -- Belief in Marxism -- Key Socio-Demographic Factors -- Age -- Gender -- Education -- Income -- Party Membership -- Multivariate Analysis and Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Political Trust in Urban China -- Introduction -- Levels of Government Trust in Urban China -- Explaining Political Trust in Urban China -- General Social Trust -- Religious Belief -- Nationalism Democratic OrientationLevel of Political Interest -- Governmental Performance -- Subjective Wellbeing -- Sociodemographic Factors -- Analytical Results -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Environmental Views of the Chinese Urbanites -- Introduction -- Environmental Awareness, Knowledge and Assessment -- Assessment of Local Environmental Conditions and Governmental Performance -- Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) Sentiment -- Analysis of Environmentalism Among Chinese Urban Residents -- Conclusion Chapter 7: Empirical Study of Religious, Social and Political Values of Urban Chinese ChristiansIntroduction -- Christianity in China -- Data -- Religiosity of Chinese Christians -- Social Values of Chinese Christians -- Political Culture of Chinese Christians -- Analytical Findings and Conclusions -- Chapter 8: Conclusions Summary This book discusses one of the most noticeable and significant transformations in China over the past three decades is the rapid and massive urbanization of the country, which has brought shifts in political culture of Chinese urbanites. This book is a systematic and empirical study of political culture in urban China. The book covers various aspects of political culture such as political regime support, political interest, democratic values, political trust, and environmental attitudes and sub-political culture of Chinese urban Christians. This book will be of immense value to urban scholars, sinologists, and those wishing to get a closer look at the issues that affect the political future of a rising world power Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Political participation -- China -- Case studies Peasants -- Political activity -- China -- Case studies Local government -- China Local elections -- China Democratization -- China Political culture -- China Urban economics. Sociology. Politics & government. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Democratization Local elections Local government Peasants -- Political activity Political culture Political participation China Genre/Form Electronic books Case studies Case studies. Études de cas. Form Electronic book ISBN 9789811062681 9811062684

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