This article examines protest in China and identifies causally how the power structure
among political leaders affects protest frequency at the county level. Protest consists of two …

How do governmental divisions within an authoritarian state influence protest outcomes? In
this article, the authors propose two divergent mechanisms—" co-optation" and" coercion" …

We present a theory on how trust in the central government to remedy grievances combined
with a lack of trust in local government to act motivates people to participate in local protests …

Why do local officials across China respond differently to societal challengers? In this article,
the authors analysed six recent and influential social protests in China—the Dongyang …

Authoritarian regimes are characterized by the lack of political opportunities for collective
action, but popular contention is not absent in such regimes (Schock 2005). China has …

How does protest spread in contemporary China? This paper analyses one case of cross-
firm protest and two cases of cross-village protest in order to demonstrate a mechanism for …

While China's economic reforms have produced undeniably positive outcomes, a rapid
increase in popular protests has become most striking in recent years. As protests grow …

Why do China's authorities repress some protests, but not others? By how much do crowd
size, violent tactics and protest location increase the likelihood of repression? Based on a …

What is the relationship between popular protest and authoritarian regime perpetuation in
China? Protests are often regarded as a major challenge to the stability of authoritarian …

Using national survey data collected in 2010, this article explores how affiliation with a work
unit (danwei, a public or state-owned institution) discourages people from taking part in …