Gendering women and politics in contemporary China

This article suggests moving beyond "state-society" models of Chinese politics in order to more effectively integrate "gender" as a category of analysis. The article examines a number of empirical examples of women's activism in Hong Kong prior to the 1997 handover to China...

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Published in:Chinese journal of political science 2002-03, Vol.7 (1-2), p.47-69
Main Author: Fischler, Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
China (People's Republic)
Citizen participation
Colonial government
Females
Feminism
Gender
Government and politics
Hong Kong
Local government
Peoples Republic of China
Political activism
Political Participation
Political science
Sex
State Society Relationship
Women
Women in politics
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Summary:This article suggests moving beyond "state-society" models of Chinese politics in order to more effectively integrate "gender" as a category of analysis. The article examines a number of empirical examples of women's activism in Hong Kong prior to the 1997 handover to China as a way of gaining insights into which variables might more effectively nuance "state-society" models so as to highlight the gendered aspects of women and politics. In the Hong Kong case, such variables include ethnicity, class, race, nationalism, and feminism. The article finds 1)that a number of these variables also apply equally well to research on women and politics in Hong Kong and to gender studies focusing on the contemporary People's Republic of China; and 2)that disaggregating concepts like "state" and "society" using variables like gender, race, and class provides a more complex understanding of the process of politics in Chinese societies.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1080-6954
1874-6357
DOI:10.1007/BF02876929