Playing by the Informal Rules
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Playing by the Informal Rules

Why the Chinese Regime Remains Stable despite Rising Protests

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Playing by the Informal Rules

Why the Chinese Regime Remains Stable despite Rising Protests

About this book

Growing protests in non-democratic countries are often seen as signals of regime decline. China, however, has remained stable amid surging protests.Playing by the Informal Ruleshighlights the importance of informal norms in structuring state-protester interactions, mitigating conflict, and explaining regime resilience. Drawing on a nationwide dataset of protest and multi-sited ethnographic research, this book presents a bird's-eye view of Chinese contentious politics and illustrates the uneven application of informal norms across regions, social groups, and time. Through examinations of protests and their distinct implications for regime stability, Li offers a novel theoretical framework suitable for monitoring the trajectory of political contention in China and beyond. Overall, this study sheds new light on political mobilization and authoritarian resilience and provides fresh perspectives on power, rules, legitimacy, and resistance in modern societies.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Weatherhead page
  4. Series information
  5. Title page
  6. Copyright information
  7. Dedication
  8. Contents
  9. Figures
  10. Tables
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. Abbreviations
  13. 1 Introduction
  14. 2 Mapping the Space for Protest
  15. 3 Accommodating Informal Norms in Regime-Engaging Protests
  16. 4 Unequal Application of Accommodating Informal Norms
  17. 5 Antagonistic Informal Norms in Regime-Threatening Protests
  18. 6 Conclusion
  19. Appendix I Data and Technical Details
  20. Appendix II List of Interviewees
  21. References
  22. Index