Disaggregating the State: Networks and Collective Resistance in Shanghai

Collective action directed at the government is not rare in China, but why some actions endure and succeed whereas many others fail remains inadequately addressed. Based on a case of home owners' sustained collective resistance in Shanghai, this study finds that state power is fragmented at the...

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Published in:The China quarterly (London) 2006-06, Vol.186 (186), p.314-332
Main Authors: Shi, Fayong, Cai, Yongshun
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Authoritarianism
Collective action
Culture
Homeowners
Mass media
Political dissent
Political leadership
Public officials
Resistance
Social activism
Social networks
Sociology
State power
Success
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Collective action
Culture
Homeowners
Mass media
Political dissent
Political leadership
Public officials
Resistance
Social activism
Social networks
Sociology
State power
Success
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