Popular protests are on the rise in China. However, since protesters rely on existing channels of participation and on patronage by elite backers, the state has

Popular protests are on the rise in China. However, since protesters rely on existing channels of participation and on patronage by elite backers, the state has

In recent years China has experienced intense economic development. Previously a rapidly urbanising industrial economy, the country has become a post-industrial

"A collection of essays that analyzes China's foremost social cleavage: the rural-urban gap. It examines the historical background of rural-urban relations; the

Unrest in China, from the dramatic events of 1989 to more recent stirrings, offers a rare opportunity to consider how popular contention unfolds in places where