Re-theorizing civil society in China
Agency and the discursive politics of civil society engagement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4750665 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marielle Stigum Glei (0000-0002-4447-5388, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, corresponding author), Marielle Stigum Gleiss (Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway), Eva Sæther (0000-0002-1026-9658, University of Oslo), Elin Sæther, Kathinka Fürst (0000-0001-8444-428X, Duke Kunshan University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-22 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | China Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0920-203X • E-ISSN: 1741-590X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0920203x18790395 |
| OpenAlex | W2884119534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 44 |
Scholarship on Chinese civil society has produced rich empirical studies, but there have been few attempts to theorize the empirical knowledge acquired. Moreover, the question of how to conceptualize the political agency of civil society in a non-democratic context has received limited systematic attention. In this conceptual article, we draw on a discursive approach to politics to analyse the political agency of Chinese civil society. Our analysis is based on synthesizing insights gained through three separate research projects. We propose a conceptual framework which focuses on how civil society actors position themselves within a structured political space, how they represent social groups and issues through advocacy, how they care for these groups, and how they engage in processes of identity formation. Taken together, these four modalities constitute a framework for analysing the different political dimensions of civil society agency
Agency (philosophy · China · Civil society · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |