Title Collective resistance in China : why popular protests succeed or fail / Yongshun Cai

Published Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages) : illustrations Series Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Contents Social conflicts and collective resistance in China -- Obstacles to successful resistance in China -- Issue linkage and effective resistance -- Social networks and effective resistance -- The power of disruptive collective action -- The limits of disruptive tactics : the use of violence -- Popular resistance and policy adjustment Summary Annotation Although academics have paid much attention to contentious politics in China and elsewhere, research on the outcomes of social protests, both direct and indirect, in non-democracies is still limited. In this new work, Yongshun Cai combines original fieldwork with secondary sources to examine how social protest has become a viable method of resistance in China and, more importantly, why some collective actions succeed while others fail.<br /><br />Cai looks at the collective resistance of a range of social groupspeasants to workers to homeownersand explores the outcomes of social protests in China by adopting an analytical framework that operationalizes the forcefulness of protestor action and the cost-benefit calculations of the government. He shows that a protesting group's ability to create and exploit the divide within the state, mobilize participants, or gain extra support directly affects the outcome of its collective action. Moreover, by exploring the government's response to social protests, the book addresses the resilience of the Chinese political system and its implications for social and political developments in China.<br /><br /><br /><br /> Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Social movements -- China Protest movements -- China. Political participation -- China SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society. Political participation Politics and government Protest movements Social movements SUBJECT China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024175 China -- Politics and government -- 2002- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004009498 Subject China Form Electronic book LC no. 2009019445 ISBN 9780804773737 0804773734 0804763399 9780804763394

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