Atomized Incorporation - Chinese Workers and the Aftermath of China''s Rise

"This book investigates why Chinese factory workers might not be politically satisfied, but nevertheless engages only in economic protests. It examines collective action dynamics on the ground from workers' perspectives and shows that the lack of political activism is not a product of political satisfaction"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The political costs of labor coercion: the changing socioeconomic environment since the 2000s; 3. Atomized incorporation: regime response to the changing environment; 4. Politicization of labor discontent and blame attribution; 5. Workplace mobilization and collective action; 6. Interest-based collective action and firm-level patterns of labor protests; 7. Discursive opportunities and collective action at law-abiding firms; 8. State-labor relations in the Xi era and beyond.

About the author

Sungmin Rho is Assistant Professor of International Relations and Political Science at The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. She also conducts policy-relevant research by collaborating with international organizations such as International Labor Organization (ILO).

Summary

The book questions why the Chinese regime selectively tolerates workers' collective action and what this means for the country's long-term political resilience. It examines collective action dynamics on the ground from workers' perspectives and shows that the lack of political activism is not a product of workers' political satisfaction.

Foreword

This book investigates why Chinese factory workers might not be politically satisfied but nonetheless only engage in economic protests.

Product details

• Authors: Sungmin Rho, Sungmin (Graduate Institute of International Rho, Sungmin (The Graduate Center Rho, Sungmin (The Graduate Center of International Rho
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2023
• EAN: 9781009161206
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0916120-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, 21st Century, Political Economy, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution, Pressure groups & lobbying, c 2020 to c 2029