China Since Tiananmen

Middle-Class Mobilization

Bibliographic Data

ID6286957
AuthorsJeffrey N Wasserstrom, Jeffrey Ν Wasserstrom (corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume20
Issue3
Pages29-32
Publication date2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.0.0090
OpenAlexW2068403743
LanguageEN
Citations received14

Some of the many China stories to attract attention recently have involved NIMBY (Not in My Backyard) protests by largely middle class crowds gathering to demand a greater say in urban development plans. This article argues that such protests a) are a significant addition to the already complex landscape of Chinese collective action (and signal a shift in some quarters from worrying about obstacles to modernization to worrying about the social costs of such modernization); but b) should not be interpreted as suggesting China's imminent democratization (simply because restive middle classes have contributed to the end of authoritarian rule elsewhere

Class (philosophy · Middle class · Mobilization · Political science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Computer Science · Law · Artificial Intelligence

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