Sustaining collective action in urbanizing China

China Quarterly

Volumn , Issue 216, 2013, Pages 850-871

  Kuang, Xianwen ^a   Göbel, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

collective action; mobilizing structures; protest; protest leadership; social capital; urbanizing China

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; COLLECTIVE ACTION; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; URBAN AREA;

CHINA;

EID: 84890807208     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741013001069     Document Type: Review

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