Protest and Resistance in the Chinese Party State

Protests and demonstrations in contemporary China have increased significantly, despite the state's repressive nature. This collection examines the factors that enable and constrain protest mobilization, highlighting their importance in understanding contemporary Chinese society.

Format: Hardback
Length: 356 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Even though modern China is a repressive state, protests and demonstrations have increased nearly tenfold between 2005 and 2015. This is an astonishing figure when one considers that Marxist-Leninist regimes of the past tolerated little or no public dissent. How can protests become more prevalent as the state becomes more repressive? This collection helps to answer this compelling question through in-depth analyses of several Chinese protest movements and state responses. The chapters examine the opportunities and constraints for protest mobilization and explain their importance for understanding contemporary Chinese society.

Even though modern China is a repressive state, protests and demonstrations have increased nearly tenfold between 2005 and 2015. This is an astonishing figure when one considers that Marxist-Leninist regimes of the past tolerated little or no public dissent. How can protests become more prevalent as the state becomes more repressive? This collection helps to answer this compelling question through in-depth analyses of several Chinese protest movements and state responses. The chapters examine the opportunities and constraints for protest mobilization and explain their importance for understanding contemporary Chinese society.

Weight: 708g
Dimension: 227 x 159 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538165003