The Role ofGuanxiin Rural Social Movements

Two Case Studies from Taiwan

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2272811
AutoresChi-Mao Wang (0000-0002-5125-230X, Aberystwyth University, autor correspondente), Chi‐mao Wang, Michael Wood (0000-0002-6216-142X), Michael Woods (0000-0003-3813-4138, Aberystwyth University, autor correspondente), Mike Woods (0009-0002-6336-2829)
Ano2013
Volume13
Fascículo2
Páginas197-212
Data de publicação2013-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Agrarian Change (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1471-0358 • E-ISSN: 1471-0366
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1471-0366.2012.00359.x
OpenAlexW2166534613
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas42

This paper examines everyday interactions, and particularly the role of traditional ritual and relationships, in the mobilization of rural social movements in Taiwan. In Chinese society, 'guanxi' (interpersonal relationships) are involved in everyday social interactions. Studies of collective action, such as social movements, cannot ignore the role that 'guanxi' play. This paper argues that collective action in Taiwan is strongly influenced by social practices, such as 'guanxi'. The early part of the paper discusses social movement theories of social network, and briefly reviews 'guanxi' theory and its relationship with the concept of 'social capital'. The later part examines the function of 'guanxi' in two recent social movements: the anti-No. 6/8 Naphtha Cracking Project (A6/8NCP) movement at Taixi and the anti-leather factory movement at Gouzao. These two social movements provide excellent case studies for rethinking how collective action functions in Taiwan

Action (physics · China · Collective action · Guanxi · Political science · Resource mobilization · Social movement · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology