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Resultat
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2017

Approaches to civil society in authoritarian states: The case of China

Bidragsytere:
  • Marielle Stigum Gleiss og
  • Elin Sæther

Tidsskrift

Sociology Compass
ISSN 1751-9020
e-ISSN 1751-9020
NVI-nivå 1

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Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår: 2017
Volum: 11
Hefte: 12
Open Access

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Scopus-ID: 2-s2.0-85031119669

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Approaches to civil society in authoritarian states: The case of China

Sammendrag

Both civil society in China and research on Chinese civil society have developed profoundly over the last three decades. Research on Chinese civil society can be classified into two categories: a structure-oriented approach and an agency-oriented approach. Both approaches acknowledge the state's dominant position in restricting the political space for civil society engagement, but they differ in their understanding of state–civil society relations. A key concern within the structure-oriented approach is to analyze how the autonomy of civil society organizations is shaped by their structural position vis-à-vis the state. Agency-oriented scholars, on the other hand, reject the analytical focus on structural autonomy. Instead, they build on a more nuanced understanding of the authoritarian yet nonmonolithic context in China and analyze how civil society organizations develop specific strategies to be able to operate within their restricted political space. In particular, agency-oriented scholars have analyzed two ways in which organizations exercise agency: by strategically developing formal or informal ties with state actors and by bringing their engagement into the public sphere to raise awareness and express their voice. What could be further developed in the agency-oriented approach is, however, a deeper understanding of the political dimensions of civil society agency.

Bidragsytere

Aktiv cristin-person

Marielle Stigum Gleiss

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved MF vitenskapelig høyskole for teologi, religion og samfunn
Aktiv cristin-person

Elin Sæther

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for lærerutdanning og skoleforskning ved Universitetet i Oslo
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