Based on ethnographic research carried out during the 2022 Covid-19 surge in southern
China, this paper examines the roll-out of a contact-tracing tool called the Time-Space …

This introductory paper reviews the origin and development of the concept of authoritarian
deliberation, and highlights the importance of culture and cultural tradition associated with …

China has insisted on a zero-Covid policy for almost three years, deploying many
disciplinary containment measures and surveillance tools. This chapter examines a …

In China's government-led energy efficient renovation of residential buildings, homeowners'
participation refers to their involvement and engagement throughout the process. Lacking …

During the last few decades in China, rapid urbanization, rural-to-urban migration, class
polarization and an increasing wealth gap have left local government with challenging …

Western liberal democracies confront growing crises of legitimation, from policy gridlock and
growing inequality to the rise of populists with authoritarian instincts. Some have wondered …

This study, based on three years of interviews, archival work, and ethnographic fieldwork,
explores how social organisations integrate governmental and Party ideologies into the …

This chapter introduces the changing institutional settings of urban neighborhood
governance under the PRC, followed by analysis of evolving governance discourses and …

The research presented in this book explores the formation of the middle class in
contemporary urban China. Including case studies on middle-class professionals living in …

The objective of this research is to explore the role and outcomes of democratic deliberation
as a political instrument for district and local administrations in the urban village …