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Record Nr.

UNINA9910900174103321

Autore

Wu Jie

Titolo

Politicized Medical Dispute Resolution in China / / by Jie Wu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9789819769612

9819769612

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 pages)

Collana

Understanding China, , 2196-3142

Disciplina

300.1

Soggetti

Social sciences - Philosophy

Medical ethics

Social policy

Social Philosophy

Medical Ethics

Social Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- politicized social dispute resolution in china -- hospital violence -- everyday politics of meditation -- From right protection to monetary bargaining -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates the politicization process of social dispute resolution and its unintended consequences, under the context of over 70 percent of China’s public hospitals have experienced hospital violence, with patients acting violently toward medical workers to express anger, protect their rights, or monetary reasons. The examination of interactions between patients, hospitals, and government representatives in China is based on fieldwork conducted in a Chinese mega-city from 2015 to 2017, combining over 700 archival mediation cases, 156 hospital violence cases and their legal outcomes, and 72 in-depth interviews with patients, mediators, and healthcare professionals. It examines the rise of mediation and finds how the party-state utilizes the traditional mediation channel to address emerging social disputes, and the art of persuasion in mediation and finds how political stability and moral concerns influence and shaped their strategies and mediation outcomes. The first-hand



data and valuable archival documents help depict citizens’ social dispute resolution process and reflect another facet of non-electoral political participation in China, also enriching the understanding of evolving government strategies in dispute resolution. This book is reader-friendly and could engage a wide and dynamic audience of researchers, healthcare professionals, and readers interested in medical sociology, regional study, or political participation in China.