Title Civil society in China : how society speaks to the state / Runya Qiaoan

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 148 pages) : illustrations Series Routledge contemporary China series Routledge contemporary China series. Summary Chinese civil society groups have achieved iconic policy advocacy successes in the areas of environmental protection, women's rights, poverty alleviation, and public health. This book examines why some groups are successful in policy advocacy within the authoritarian context, while others fail. A mechanism of cultural resonance is introduced as an innovative theoretical framework to systematically compare interactions between Chinese civil society and the government in different movements. It is argued that civil society advocacy results depend largely on whether advocators can achieve cultural resonance with policymakers and the mainstream public through their social performances. The effective performance is the one in which advocators employ symbols embraced by the audience (policymakers and the public) in their actions and framings. While many studies have tried to explain the phenomena of successful policy advocacy in China through institutional or organizational factors, this book not only contains extensive empirical data based on field research, but takes a cultural sociological turn to identify the meaning-making process behind advocacy actions. Civil Society in China will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, political science, social work, and Chinese and Asian studies more broadly Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Runya Qiaoan is assistant professor and senior researcher at Palacky University and analyst at CEIAS. Runya's research focuses on civil society and social governance. Her recent publications include a paper on Graduated Control 2.0 in China and a paper on China-US blame game Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis Group platform, viewed May 23, 2022) Subject Civil society -- China Non-governmental organizations -- China Political participation -- China Political culture -- China POLITICAL SCIENCE / General SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General Political culture Civil society Non-governmental organizations Political participation Politics and government SUBJECT China -- Politics and government -- 21st century Subject China Form Electronic book ISBN 9781000449815 1000449815 9781000449884 1000449882 9781003049319 1003049311

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