Over the past two decades or so, there has been a noticeable shift towards the identification
of, and engagement with, physical culture as an empirical field of study (cf. Adair, 1998; …

The internet is widely seen to have facilitated social movement organizations (SMOs) by
providing them with alternative media. In the western context, some authors suggest that …

This article assesses stability maintenance (weiwen) as a means of conflict resolution in
China. It argues that the resolution of local disputes in China, particularly outside cities, is …

The growth of rights defence movements in China reflects the increasing capacity of
Chinese citizens to shape their own civic discourse in order to achieve diverse goals. Rights …

New and unremitting violence linked to state, inter-state, and private actors has precipitated
a renewal of social movements, many of which act in concert with human rights ethos and …

Stability preservation (, weiwen) has been a core policy of the Chinese communist
government for the last two decades. China is the only major country in the contemporary …

The channeling of popular struggles through legal cases is central to the strategy of the
emerging “rights defense” movement in China, linking grassroots contention with …

Research suggests that cause lawyers are a diverse group. Death penalty lawyers with
attachment to political institutions and a strong commitment to procedurals tend to have a …

This article provides a general survey and some brief case studies of the collective actions of
the refugees from Vietnam in China. The author argues that the collective actions of the …

As China began its economic reforms in the late 1970s and made a transition from planned
to a market economy, corporate governance of the banking sector became an increasingly …