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題名 The ballot or the bullet? Public awareness of grassroots elections and regime stability in China
作者 曾偉峯
Tzeng, Wei-Feng
貢獻者 國關中心
關鍵詞 Awareness of elections; Chinese grassroots elections; regime stability
日期 2022-08
上傳時間 31-Jan-2023 16:46:17 (UTC+8)
摘要 This study examines the attitudinal and behavioral consequences of holding local elections in China. Using survey data to test the propositions that elections do not alleviate pressure from society butreasonably make state–society conflict manageable for the Chinese Communist regime, evidence suggests that being aware of elections is negatively associated with citizens` involvement in collective activities that would destabilize the regime. Instead, the awareness of elections is positively correlated with people`s willingness to use the institutionalized mechanism, letters and visits (shangfang), to solve their concerns. The findings imply that although elections may help buttress China`s authoritarian rule, the survivability of the Chinese Communist Party is still dependent on whether existing institutions can function well in reducing public grievances.
關聯 Japanese Journal of Political Science, Vol. 23, No.3, pp.231-253
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S1468109922000123
dc.contributor 國關中心
dc.creator (作者) 曾偉峯
dc.creator (作者) Tzeng, Wei-Feng
dc.date (日期) 2022-08
dc.date.accessioned 31-Jan-2023 16:46:17 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 31-Jan-2023 16:46:17 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 31-Jan-2023 16:46:17 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/143157-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This study examines the attitudinal and behavioral consequences of holding local elections in China. Using survey data to test the propositions that elections do not alleviate pressure from society butreasonably make state–society conflict manageable for the Chinese Communist regime, evidence suggests that being aware of elections is negatively associated with citizens` involvement in collective activities that would destabilize the regime. Instead, the awareness of elections is positively correlated with people`s willingness to use the institutionalized mechanism, letters and visits (shangfang), to solve their concerns. The findings imply that although elections may help buttress China`s authoritarian rule, the survivability of the Chinese Communist Party is still dependent on whether existing institutions can function well in reducing public grievances.
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dc.relation (關聯) Japanese Journal of Political Science, Vol. 23, No.3, pp.231-253
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Awareness of elections; Chinese grassroots elections; regime stability
dc.title (題名) The ballot or the bullet? Public awareness of grassroots elections and regime stability in China
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1017/S1468109922000123
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1017/S1468109922000123