collective protest in china
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How to win a Nobel Peace Prize?State
Subversion101
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Content• Current status of collective resistance• Effectiveness of collective resistance• What have been done?
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“for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China”
-Nobel Committee 2008
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-Charged with spreading a message to subvert the country and authority
-Charged with disturbing the social order
-Charged with spreading messages to instigate counter-revolutionary behavior.
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Why do people protest? many protestors exhibit grievances
and feeling of injustice…
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Structural Factors• Fast-growing economy• Industrial restructuring• Urbanization• Market reform
• More complicated society• Number of agents and
contracts
• Lack of rule of law• Central planning• Abuse of power
• Civil conflicts• State-citizen
disputes
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Example: More land acquisition disputes
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CCP argument: the need to “maintain social stability”
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Effectiveness of collective resistance:Central vs Local Governments
• Tolerance levels
• Blockage in state authorities
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Effectiveness of collective resistance:
• Political space• State tolerance
• Mobilization• Legal punishment does not apply to participants in
large-scale action (法不責眾 )• Leaders and Activist• Bear legal responsibility• Negotiate
• Information dissemination• Agree on goals
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Example: Labour for higher wages
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Limitations of collective resistance:
• Degree of accessibility• Many modes are
restricted and “illegal”
• Cost• Reported vs actual
litigated cases
• Required knowledge account• People tend to tolerate in
rural areas
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Individuals, Governments, SocietyWhat have been done?
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Push factors• Internet• Educated population• More Institutionalized • More lawyers• Central vs Local Communication• Relaxed regulations • Regime resilience
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Pull factors• Media censorship• Legal system• Political reform• Confucius culture
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