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Disaggregating the State: Networks and Collective Resistance in Shanghai

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2006

Fayong Shi  and
Yongshun Cai
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Abstract

Collective action directed at the government is not rare in China, but why some actions endure and succeed whereas many others fail remains inadequately addressed. Based on a case of home owners' sustained collective resistance in Shanghai, this study finds that state power is fragmented at the local level. While the disparate priorities among different levels of state authorities provide opportunities for resistance, social networks between participants of collective action and officials or media workers may significantly help the former to achieve success.

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The China Quarterly , Volume 186 , June 2006 , pp. 314 - 332
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© The China Quarterly, 2006

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