Petitioning Beijing: The high tide of 2003-2006

China Quarterly

Volumn , Issue 210, 2012, Pages 313-334

  Li, Lianjiang ^a   Liu, Mingxing ^b   O'Brien, Kevin J ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

leadership change; petitioning; protest; repression; social stability

Indexed keywords

LEADERSHIP; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL CHANGE; POPULAR PROTEST;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84871510236     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741012000227     Document Type: Conference Paper

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