Rightful resistance in rural China

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York Cambridge University Press 2006Description: xvii,179p 23 cm ; PbkISBN:
  • 978-0521678528
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  • 305.56330951 OBR
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Contents:
1. Rightful resistance 2. Opportunities and perceptions 3. Boundary-spanning claims 4. Tactical escalation 5. Outcomes 6. Implications for China
Summary: How can the poor and weak 'work' a political system to their advantage? Drawing mainly on interviews and surveys in rural China Kevin O'Brien and Lianjiang Li show that popular action often hinges on locating and exploiting divisions within the state. Otherwise powerless people use the rhetoric and commitments of the central government to try to fight misconduct by local officials open up clogged channels of participation and push back the frontiers of the permissible. This 'rightful resistance' has far-reaching implications for our understanding of contentious politics. As O'Brien and Li explore the origins dynamics and consequences of rightful resistance they highlight similarities between collective action in places as varied as China the former East Germany and the United States while suggesting how Chinese experiences speak to issues such as opportunities to protest claims radicalization tactical innovation and the outcomes of contention.
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1. Rightful resistance
2. Opportunities and perceptions
3. Boundary-spanning claims
4. Tactical escalation
5. Outcomes
6. Implications for China

How can the poor and weak 'work' a political system to their advantage? Drawing mainly on interviews and surveys in rural China Kevin O'Brien and Lianjiang Li show that popular action often hinges on locating and exploiting divisions within the state. Otherwise powerless people use the rhetoric and commitments of the central government to try to fight misconduct by local officials open up clogged channels of participation and push back the frontiers of the permissible. This 'rightful resistance' has far-reaching implications for our understanding of contentious politics. As O'Brien and Li explore the origins dynamics and consequences of rightful resistance they highlight similarities between collective action in places as varied as China the former East Germany and the United States while suggesting how Chinese experiences speak to issues such as opportunities to protest claims radicalization tactical innovation and the outcomes of contention.

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