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Political Culture and Participation in Urban China

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This book discusses one of the most noticeable and significant transformations in China over the past three decades is the rapid and massive urbanization of the country, which has brought shifts in political culture of Chinese urbanites. This book is a systematic and empirical study of political culture in urban China. The book covers various aspects of political culture such as political regime support, political interest, democratic values, political trust, and environmental attitudes and sub-political culture of Chinese urban Christians. This book will be of immense value to urban scholars, sinologists, and those wishing to get a closer look at the issues that affect the political future of a rising world power.

List of contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Political Support in Chinese Cities.- 3. Levels of Political Interest.- 4. Democratic Values.- 5. Political Trust in Urban China.- 6. Environmental Views of the Chinese Urbanites.- 7. Empirical Study of Religious, Social and Political Values of Urban Chinese Christians.- 8. Conclusions.

About the author










Yang Zhong is a Changjiang Scholar at the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and a tenured professor of political science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. His main research interests include local governance in China, political culture, and political participation.   


Summary

This book discusses one of the most noticeable and significant transformations in China over the past three decades is the rapid and massive urbanization of the country, which has brought shifts in political culture of Chinese urbanites. This book is a systematic and empirical study of political culture in urban China. The book covers various aspects of political culture such as political regime support, political interest, democratic values, political trust, and environmental attitudes and sub-political culture of Chinese urban Christians. This book will be of immense value to urban scholars, sinologists, and those wishing to get a closer look at the issues that affect the political future of a rising world power.  

Product details

Authors Yang Zhong
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.01.2019
 
EAN 9789811348440
ISBN 978-981-1348-44-0
No. of pages 147
Dimensions 149 mm x 10 mm x 212 mm
Weight 217 g
Illustrations IX, 147 p.
Series New Perspectives on Chinese Politics and Society
New Perspectives on Chinese Politics and Society
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education

B, Sociology, Asia, Political Science and International Studies, Urban Sociology, Regional and Spatial Economics, urban economics, Sociology, Urban, Urban Studies/Sociology, Urban communities, Asia—Politics and government, Asian Politics

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