Contested environmentalism
The politics of waste in China and Russia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4862918 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fengshi Wu (0000-0001-8859-7355, UNSW Sydney), Ellie Martus (0000-0001-5433-9120, University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 493-512 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09644016.2020.1816367 |
| OpenAlex | W3084675613 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 37 |
China and Russia provide critical insights into the nature of environmental politics under authoritarian governments. Developing a paired comparison of activism over waste management in both countries, we explore how environmental civil society interacts with the state and mobilizes social support. We find that despite greater political liberalization, NGOs in hybrid states such as Russia can still find it highly challenging to resist state pressure and introduce policy changes. In contrast, China, notwithstanding its harsher authoritarian system and the use of more repressive measures against social activism, can still be tested by a well-strategized NGO alliance. We challenge the linear logic of existing theories on environmental politics, which assume that social movements are all moving towards a defined end point (e.g. liberal democracy), and argue that environmental politics under authoritarian regimes is both dynamic and contested
Alliance · Authoritarianism · China · Civil society · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Environmental politics · Environmentalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · International Development and Aid · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |