The topic on LGBT rights in China is a very sensitive one. The Chinese government’s policy towards homosexuality is believed to be “three no’s”: “No approval; no disapproval; no promotion.” While...Show moreThe topic on LGBT rights in China is a very sensitive one. The Chinese government’s policy towards homosexuality is believed to be “three no’s”: “No approval; no disapproval; no promotion.” While the Chinese Ministry of Health no longer has homosexuality on its list of mental illnesses since 2001, it is still not openly discussed in China and not an issue that the Chinese governments deems as something that needs to be discussed at a national level. This paper will endeavour to answer the following question: How can gay and lesbian NGOs in China attempt to encourage the Chinese government to safeguard the rights of gays and lesbians through the law-making process? This paper will use as an example environmental NGOs to examine what kind of strategies and resources they have utilized to engage into political territory, and how gay and lesbian NGOs can use the same strategies and resources to do the same. Because the issues gay and lesbian NGOs engage themselves in, it will be difficult for them to persuade the Chinese government to form policies regarding the protective rights of gays and lesbians in China, unless they are able to convince government officials to sponsor them and argue that protecting the rights of homosexuals will be more beneficial for the government than if they do not.Show less
China is closely examined by the rest of the world’s eagles eye. Different aspects such as the economy, western ideas and new incumbent politicians play a major role in the process of...Show moreChina is closely examined by the rest of the world’s eagles eye. Different aspects such as the economy, western ideas and new incumbent politicians play a major role in the process of democratization. This thesis is aimed at examining China’s recent historical events and analyzing what impact this had on rural level. In order to analyze China’s rural level there is a top-down structure throughout this thesis. Furthermore, this analysis is supported by various definitions and requirements to finally be able to conclude whether Chinese rural areas enhance democracy or not.Show less
This thesis studies both the way decision making works related to the Chinese space program (the ensemble of projects undertaken by the Chinese government to establish its presence in space), and...Show moreThis thesis studies both the way decision making works related to the Chinese space program (the ensemble of projects undertaken by the Chinese government to establish its presence in space), and the degree in which this decision making reflects Lieberthal and Oksenberg’s “Fragmented Authoritarian Model”. Therefore the hypothesis tested in this thesis is: “Decision making in Chinese politics related to the Chinese space project corresponds with Lieberthal and Oksenberg’s “Fragmented Authoritarian Model” in every detail.” In order to test this hypothesis first the “Fragmented Authoritarian Model” is described. Then the decision making related to the Chinese space program is studied in detail, using secondary sources. In the conclusion the results obtained are compared with the “Fragmented Authoritarian Model”.Show less
