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oapen-20.500.12657-233462024-03-22T19:23:42Z Chinese Environmental Contention Bondes, Maria Political activism China Environmentalists thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia::1FP East Asia, Far East::1FPC China thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNB Environmentalist, conservationist and Green organizations A plethora of new actors has in recent years entered China’s environmental arena. In Western countries, the linkages and diffusion processes between such actors often drive environmental movements. Through a study of Chinese anti-incineration contention, *Chinese Environmental Contention: Linking Up against Waste Incineration* investigates how the different contentious actors in China’s green sphere link up, and what this means for environmental contention. It addresses questions such as: What lies behind the notable increase of environmental protests in China? And what are the potentials for the emergence of an environmental movement? The book shows that a complex network of ties has emerged in China’s environmental realm under Hu Jintao. Affected communities across the country have connected with each other and with national-level environmentalists, experts and lawyers. Such networked contention fosters both local campaigns and national-level policy advocacy. Beyond China, the detailed case studies shed light on the dynamics behind the diffusion of contention under restrictive political conditions. 2020-03-27 15:48:21 2020-04-01T09:12:37Z 2020-04-01T09:12:37Z 2019 book 1006809 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23346 eng China's Environment and Welfare application/pdf n/a 9789048541331.pdf https://www.aup.nl/en/book/ Amsterdam University Press Pallas Publications 10.2307/j.ctvr0qr87 10.2307/j.ctvr0qr87 dd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857a Pallas Publications 321 Amsterdam open access
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A plethora of new actors has in recent years entered China’s environmental arena. In Western countries, the linkages and diffusion processes between such actors often drive environmental movements. Through a study of Chinese anti-incineration contention, *Chinese Environmental Contention: Linking Up against Waste Incineration* investigates how the different contentious actors in China’s green sphere link up, and what this means for environmental contention. It addresses questions such as: What lies behind the notable increase of environmental protests in China? And what are the potentials for the emergence of an environmental movement? The book shows that a complex network of ties has emerged in China’s environmental realm under Hu Jintao. Affected communities across the country have connected with each other and with national-level environmentalists, experts and lawyers. Such networked contention fosters both local campaigns and national-level policy advocacy. Beyond China, the detailed case studies shed light on the dynamics behind the diffusion of contention under restrictive political conditions.
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