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Political Opportunities, Resource Constraints and Policy Advocacy of Environmental Ngos in China

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ID10390707
AuthorsXueyong Zhan (0000-0002-9043-1634, Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Shui‐yan Tang (0000-0002-7836-8783, Office of the Governor)
Year2011
Volume91
Issue2
Pages381-399
Publication date2011-12-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3298 • E-ISSN: 1467-9299
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.02011.x
OpenAlexW2105162558
LanguageEN
Citations received96
References cited73

Drawing on political opportunity and resource dependency theories, this paper traces the development of 28 environmental NGOs (eNGOs) in China and examines the political and institutional factors that have constrained or facilitated these organizations' policy advocacy activities. The paper shows that political structural changes have created greater opportunities for eNGOs' policy advocacy, and eNGOs with better financial resources and connections to the party‐state system are more capable of utilizing these opportunities to enhance their policy advocacy capacity. Yet party‐state connections may in turn constrain the types of policy advocacy pursued by these eNGOs

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