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Building Civil Society in Authoritarian China electronic resource Importance of Leadership Connections for Establishing Effective Nongovernmental Organizations in a Non-Democracy / by John W. Tai.

By: Tai, John W [author.]Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: TextTextSeries: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and PeacePublication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015Description: XV, 143 p. 15 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319036656Subject(s): environment | Political science | environmental law | Environmental policy | Economic sociology | Environment | Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice | Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology | Political ScienceDDC classification: 344.046 | 363.70561 LOC classification: K3581-3598.22GE170HC79.E5GE220Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Building Civil Society under the Shadows of Authoritarianism -- Chinese NGOs: Thriving Amidst Adversity -- State Linkage has its Advantages -- Media Connections: Bridging the State-Society Divide -- Capacity without Legitimacy: the Limits of International Ties -- Understanding the Present, Looking to the Future.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: How is modern civil society created? There are few contemporary studies on this important question and when it is addressed, scholars tend to emphasize the institutional environment that facilitates a modern civil society. However, there is a need for a new perspective on this issue. Contemporary China, where a modern civil society remains in a nascent stage, offers a valuable site to seek new answers. Through a comparative analysis of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in today’s China, this study shows the importance of the human factor, notably the NGO leadership, in the establishment of a modern civil society. In particular, in recognition of the social nature of NGOs, this study engages in a comparative examination of Chinese NGO leaders’ state linkage, media connections and international ties in order to better understand how each factor contributes to effective NGOs.
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Building Civil Society under the Shadows of Authoritarianism -- Chinese NGOs: Thriving Amidst Adversity -- State Linkage has its Advantages -- Media Connections: Bridging the State-Society Divide -- Capacity without Legitimacy: the Limits of International Ties -- Understanding the Present, Looking to the Future.

How is modern civil society created? There are few contemporary studies on this important question and when it is addressed, scholars tend to emphasize the institutional environment that facilitates a modern civil society. However, there is a need for a new perspective on this issue. Contemporary China, where a modern civil society remains in a nascent stage, offers a valuable site to seek new answers. Through a comparative analysis of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in today’s China, this study shows the importance of the human factor, notably the NGO leadership, in the establishment of a modern civil society. In particular, in recognition of the social nature of NGOs, this study engages in a comparative examination of Chinese NGO leaders’ state linkage, media connections and international ties in order to better understand how each factor contributes to effective NGOs.

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