03755nam 2200673Ia 450 991081070200332120240508011543.00-8047-7373-410.1515/9780804773737(CKB)2560000000011468(EBL)537849(OCoLC)638861376(SSID)ssj0000414351(PQKBManifestationID)12137449(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414351(PQKBWorkID)10395760(PQKB)10466792(MiAaPQ)EBC537849(DE-B1597)563755(DE-B1597)9780804773737(Au-PeEL)EBL537849(CaPaEBR)ebr10392266(OCoLC)1178769746(EXLCZ)99256000000001146820090508d2010 uy 0engurun#---|uu|utxtccrCollective resistance in China why popular protests succeed or fail /Yongshun Cai1st ed.Stanford, CA Stanford University Pressc20101 online resource (302 p.)Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research CenterDescription based upon print version of record.0-8047-6339-9 0-8047-6340-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Figures and Tables --Acknowledgments --1. Introduction --2. Social Conflicts and Collective Resistance in China --3. Obstacles to Successful Resistance in China --4. Issue Linkage and Effective Resistance --5. Social Networks and Effective Resistance --6. The Power of Disruptive Collective Action --7. The Limits of Disruptive Tactics: The Use of Violence --8. Popular Resistance and Policy Adjustment --9. Conclusion --Appendixes --Notes --Bibliography --IndexAlthough 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. Cai looks at the collective resistance of a range of social groups—peasants to workers to homeowners—and 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.Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.Social movementsChinaProtest movementsChinaPolitical participationChinaChinaPolitics and government1976-2002ChinaPolitics and government2002-Social movementsProtest movementsPolitical participation303.60951090Cai Yongshun298252MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810702003321Collective resistance in China4087407UNINA