Playing by the Informal Rules

Why the Chinese Regime Remains Stable despite Rising Protests

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6577848
AutoresYao Li (0000-0002-1093-3301)
Año2019
Páginas222
Fecha de publicación2019-01-31
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaPlaying by the Informal Rules (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/9781108557054
ISBN9781108557054
Open LibraryOL27759455M
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas272

Growing protests in non-democratic countries are often seen as signals of regime decline. China, however, has remained stable in the face of surging protests. Why? This book highlights the important role of informal norms in shaping state-protester interactions, mitigating conflict, and explaining regime resilience amid mounting unrest. Drawing on an original nationwide dataset of protest and multi-sited ethnographic research, the 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 on-the-ground examinations of types of protests and their distinct indications for regime stability, Playing by the Informal Rules offers a novel theoretical framework suitable for monitoring the trajectory of political contention in China and beyond. Overall, this study sheds new light on contentious politics and authoritarian resilience and provides fresh perspectives on power, rules, legitimacy, and resistance in modern societies

1976 · china · Conflict management · politics and government · Social movements