Participation and Empowerment at the Grassroots - Chinese Village Elections in Perspective

Informationen zum Autor By Gunter Schubert and Anna L. Ahlers Klappentext This monograph ties in the scholarly debate on Chinese village elections and their consequences for China's political system. By critically assessing the recent literature on village elections and drawing on qualitative fieldwork data gathered in six villages of two provinces and one urban district, it contributes to our understanding of the nexus between political participation and cadre accountability at the grassroots and highlights a number of factors ensuring the persistence of one-party rule in contemporary China. Zusammenfassung This monograph ties in the scholarly debate on Chinese village elections and their consequences for China's political system. By critically assessing the recent literature on village elections and drawing on qualitative fieldwork data gathered in six villages of two provinces and one urban district! it contributes to our understanding of the nexus between political participation and cadre accountability at the grassroots and highlights a number of factors ensuring the persistence of one-party rule in contemporary China. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Administration and Authority Structures in Rural China from a Historic PerspectiveChapter 3: Direct Village Elections as a New Element of Administrative Control and LegitimationChapter 4: Previous Studies on Village Elections and Conceptual FrameworkChapter 5: Three Case StudiesChapter 6: ConclusionsChapter 7: OutlookAppendix: Survey QuestionsThe 1987, 1998 and 2010 Versions of the Organic Law on Villagers' Committees of the People's Republic of China

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• Authors: Anna L. Ahlers, Anna/ Schubert Ahlers, Ahlers Anna L., Gunter Schubert, Schubert Gunter
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.05.2012
• EAN: 9780739174791
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7479-1
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development; Challenges Facing Chinese Poli; Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development; Challenges Facing Chinese Poli
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Elections & referenda, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, Elections and referenda / suffrage, asian politics;asian studies;international studies