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Evolutionary Governance in China: State–Society Relations under Authoritarianism

✍ Scribed by Szu-chien Hsu (editor), Kellee S. Tsai (editor), Chun-chih Chang (editor)

Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Year
2021
Tongue
English
Leaves
417
Series
Harvard Contemporary China Series
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

The People’s Republic of China has experienced numerous challenges and undergone tremendous structural changes over the past four decades. The party-state now faces a fundamental tension in its pursuit of social stability and regime durability. Repressive state strategies enable the Chinese Communist Party to maintain its monopoly on political power, yet the quality of governance and regime legitimacy are enhanced when the state adopts more inclusive modes of engagement with society.

Based on a dynamic typology of state–society relations, this volume adopts an evolutionary framework to examine how the Chinese state relates with non-state actors across several fields of governance. Drawing on original fieldwork, the authors identify areas in which state–society interactions have shifted over time, ranging from more constructive engagement to protracted conflict. This evolutionary approach provides nuanced insight into the circumstances wherein the party-state exerts its coercive power versus engaging in more flexible responses or policy adaptations.

✦ Table of Contents

Evolutionary Governance in China: State–Society Relations under Authoritarianism
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Evolutionary Governance in China: State–Society Interactions under Authoritarianism
2. Measuring State–Society Interactions in China’s Evolutionary Governance: Examining Extant Literature (2005–2015)
PART II: COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE
3. Participation under Authoritarianism? Legislative Impact of Homeowner Activism in Beijing
4. Cellularized Civil Society: Public Participation in Community Governance
5. Contention and Inclusion of a Grassroots Community: Conflict over Rural Land Requisition in Nanhai, Guangdong
PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH GOVERNANCE
6. AIDS Governance in China: Transitional Tripartite Interaction among State, Societal, and International Actors
7. Not a Zero-Sum Game: State–Society Interaction and Anti-Incinerator Campaigns in China
PART IV: ECONOMIC AND LABOR GOVERNANCE
8. Decentralized and Differential Labor Policy Governance: The Implementation of China’s Labor
Contract Law in the Pearl River Delta
9. Governing Foreign Capitalists in the Name of Workers: Policy Shifts Following Worker Suicides at Foxconn
10. Unintended Consequences of Enhanced Labor Legislation in Reform-Era China
PART V: SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS GOVERNANCE
11. State–Society Interactions in the Campaign against Domestic Violence in China
12. Local Strategies of Engaging the State: The Cultural Legitimation and Heritagization of Mazu Belief
13. Governing an “Undesirable” Religion: Shifting Christian Church–State Interactions in Post-Mao China
Epilogue: China’s (R)evolutionary Governance
and the COVID-19 Crisis
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