Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on the text; 1 Introduction; 2 The development of the term weiquan; 3 Government rights defence; 4 Citizen-initiated rights defence; 5 Legal rights defence; 6 Conclusion: Why weiquan?; Afterword; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
The growth of rights defence movements in China reflects the increasing capacity of Chinese citizens to shape their own civic discourse in order to achieve diverse goals. Rights defence campaigns have taken novel forms which are unprecedented in China, including the use of the Internet by rights campaigners, the development of rights entrepreneurs, and the selection of representatives and leaders in rights defence campaigns. Defending Rights in Contemporary China offers the first comprehensive analysis of the emergence and development of notions of rights defence, or
