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Wei, Ning (2016)

PETITIONING IN RURAL CHINA: A STUDY OF THREE VILLAGES IN SHANXI

Master thesis | Asian Studies (60 EC) (MA)

The idea, mechanism, process and the outcome of petition in rural China is an interesting subject to research, which brings out some fascinating aspects of peasant’s grievances redressal in the contemporary state-society relationship in the Chinese countryside. This research, while interrogating various theoretical strands on peasants’ participation and protest, and undertaking fieldwork in the Shanxi province attempts to understand and explain why and how the peasants act in a particular way in the context of specific situations, and how does the state negotiate and respond to their grievances in an effective ways thereby preventing the emergence of discontent towards the system and reinforcing its own credibility and legitimacy.

Petition

Political Participation

Political System

Author

Wei, Ning

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Politics, Society and Economy of Asia

Supervisors

Salmenkari, Taru

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en