Transnational Civil Society in China
Title | Transnational Civil Society in China PDF eBook |
Author | J. Chen |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2012-09-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1781953562 |
This book discusses the penetration, growth and operation of transnational civil society (TCS) in China. It explores impacts on the incremental development of China's political pluralism, mainly through exploring the influences of the leading TCS actors on the country's bottom-up and self-governing activist NGOs that have sprung up spontaneously, in terms of capacities, strategies, leadership and political outlook, as a result of complex interactions between the two sectors.
Global Civil Society and China
Title | Global Civil Society and China PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony J. Spires |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2024-04-18 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1009203924 |
This Element traces the history of and recent developments in the unstable relationship between global civil society (GCS) and China. It analyses the normative impacts GCS has had on China – including the Chinese state and domestic civil society – and the possibilities created by Beijing's new 'going out' policies for Chinese civil society groups. It examines the rhetoric and reality of GCS as an emancipatory project and argues that 'universal values' underpinned by principles of human rights and democracy have gained currency in China despite official resistance from the government. It argues that while the Chinese party-state is keen to benefit from GCS engagement, Beijing is also determined to minimize any impact outside groups might have on regime security. The Element concludes with some observations about future research directions and the internationalization of Chinese civil society.
The advocacy trap
Title | The advocacy trap PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Noakes |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2017-12-27 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1526119498 |
What does China’s rise mean for transnational civil society? What happens when global activist networks engage a powerful and norm-resistant new hegemon? This book combines detailed ethnographic research with cross-case comparisons to identify key factors underpinning variation in the results and processes of advocacy on a range of issues affecting both China and the world, including global warming, intellectual property rights, HIV/AIDS treatment, the use of capital punishment, suppression of the Falun Gong religious movement, and Tibetan independence. Built on a unique blend of comparative and international theory, it advances the notion of “advocacy drift”—a process whereby the objectives and principled beliefs of activists are transformed through interaction with the Chinese state. The book offers a timely reassessment of transnational civil society, including its power to persuade and to leverage the policies of national governments.
NGO Community in China
Title | NGO Community in China PDF eBook |
Author | Jie Chen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 19 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Civil society |
ISBN |
Building Civil Society in Authoritarian China
Title | Building Civil Society in Authoritarian China PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Tai |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 151 |
Release | 2014-08-28 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 3319036653 |
How is modern civil society created? There are few contemporary studies on this important question and when it is addressed, scholars tend to emphasize the institutional environment that facilitates a modern civil society. However, there is a need for a new perspective on this issue. Contemporary China, where a modern civil society remains in a nascent stage, offers a valuable site to seek new answers. Through a comparative analysis of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in today’s China, this study shows the importance of the human factor, notably the NGO leadership, in the establishment of a modern civil society. In particular, in recognition of the social nature of NGOs, this study engages in a comparative examination of Chinese NGO leaders’ state linkage, media connections and international ties in order to better understand how each factor contributes to effective NGOs.
Civil Society in China and Taiwan
Title | Civil Society in China and Taiwan PDF eBook |
Author | Taru Salmenkari |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 2017-09-14 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1317373863 |
The concept of 'civil society' has often been used as a devise for differentiating China from other cultures. Though sometimes portrayed as a growing phenomenon, Chinese civil society is frequently said to be non-existent. Definitional deficiencies have, therefore, led to both a simplification and a narrow appreciation of societal developments in China. By examining various forms of activity, such as NGOs, residential movements, and alternative spaces, this book, however, reassesses the idea of Chinese civil society. Through questioning current methodological, theoretical and structural assumptions, it uses an empirical approach to criticize and expand upon existing understandings of civil society as it is applied in the field of Chinese Studies. Based upon ethnographic research undertaken among activists in both mainland China and Taiwan, it examines issues such as inequality, the mobilizing skills needed for civil society activities, and the technologies which exist to maintain the boundary between state and society. Offering an analysis of Chinese civil society in the context of modernization, social and economic liberalization, and international civil society promotion, this book will be useful to students and scholars of Chinese Studies and Taiwan Studies, as well as development studies and civil society studies.
The Democratic Implications of Civil Society in China
Title | The Democratic Implications of Civil Society in China PDF eBook |
Author | B. He |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 2016-07-27 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1349255742 |
This book discusses the roles of civil society in the initiation stage of democratization in China. It argues that there is a semi-civil society in China and that this quasi-civil society that plays dual roles in the initial stage of democratisation in China. It makes a contribution to existing theories on democratic functions of civil society by applying, testing, revising and developing these theories in the context of Chinese democratization.