Roots of the state : neighborhood organization and social networks in Beijing and Taipei /
Read, Benjamin.
Roots of the state : neighborhood organization and social networks in Beijing and Taipei / Benjamin L. Read. - Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xvi, 356 pages) - - Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific . - Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific. .
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-344) and index.
List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on names, Terms, and romanization; 1. Introduction: administration at the grass roots in East and Southeast Asia; 2. The little platoon: structuring the neighborhood; 3. Elections, bogus and bona fide; 4. Power relations at the Alley level; 5. Perceptions and interaction; 6. Thick networks and state-mobilized volunteers; 7. Thin networks and the appeals of organic statism; 8. The landscape of grassroots administration: comparative cases; 9. Conclusion; Appendix 1: research methods; Appendix 2: Beyond the two capitals; Notes; References.
Most social science studies of local organizations tend to focus on "civil society" associations, voluntary associations independent from state control, whereas government-sponsored organizations tend to be theorized in totalitarian terms as "mass organizations" or manifestations of state corporatism. Roots of the State examines neighborhood associations in Beijing and Taipei that occupy a unique space that exists between these concepts.
9780804782036 (electronic bk.) 0804782032 (electronic bk.) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (hbk. ; acid-free paper) (hbk. ; acid-free paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Neighborhood government--China--Beijing.
Neighborhood government--Taiwan--Taipei.
Citizens' associations--China--Beijing.
Citizens' associations--Taiwan--Taipei.
Social networks--China--Beijing.
Social networks--Taiwan--Taipei.
Administration de quartier--Chine--Pékin.
Administration de quartier--Taiwan--Taibei.
Comités de citoyens--Chine--Pékin.
Comités de citoyens--Taiwan--Taibei.
Réseaux sociaux--Chine--Pékin.
Réseaux sociaux--Taiwan--Taibei.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference.
Citizens' associations.
Neighborhood government.
Politics and government
Social networks.
Beijing (China)--Politics and government.
Taipei (Taiwan)--Politics and government.
China--Beijing.
Taiwan--Taipei.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JS7365.B453 R43 2012
320.8/5 320.8/5 320.85
Roots of the state : neighborhood organization and social networks in Beijing and Taipei / Benjamin L. Read. - Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xvi, 356 pages) - - Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific . - Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific. .
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-344) and index.
List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on names, Terms, and romanization; 1. Introduction: administration at the grass roots in East and Southeast Asia; 2. The little platoon: structuring the neighborhood; 3. Elections, bogus and bona fide; 4. Power relations at the Alley level; 5. Perceptions and interaction; 6. Thick networks and state-mobilized volunteers; 7. Thin networks and the appeals of organic statism; 8. The landscape of grassroots administration: comparative cases; 9. Conclusion; Appendix 1: research methods; Appendix 2: Beyond the two capitals; Notes; References.
Most social science studies of local organizations tend to focus on "civil society" associations, voluntary associations independent from state control, whereas government-sponsored organizations tend to be theorized in totalitarian terms as "mass organizations" or manifestations of state corporatism. Roots of the State examines neighborhood associations in Beijing and Taipei that occupy a unique space that exists between these concepts.
9780804782036 (electronic bk.) 0804782032 (electronic bk.) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (hbk. ; acid-free paper) (hbk. ; acid-free paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Neighborhood government--China--Beijing.
Neighborhood government--Taiwan--Taipei.
Citizens' associations--China--Beijing.
Citizens' associations--Taiwan--Taipei.
Social networks--China--Beijing.
Social networks--Taiwan--Taipei.
Administration de quartier--Chine--Pékin.
Administration de quartier--Taiwan--Taibei.
Comités de citoyens--Chine--Pékin.
Comités de citoyens--Taiwan--Taibei.
Réseaux sociaux--Chine--Pékin.
Réseaux sociaux--Taiwan--Taibei.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference.
Citizens' associations.
Neighborhood government.
Politics and government
Social networks.
Beijing (China)--Politics and government.
Taipei (Taiwan)--Politics and government.
China--Beijing.
Taiwan--Taipei.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JS7365.B453 R43 2012
320.8/5 320.8/5 320.85