As China has evolved into an industrial powerhouse over the past two decades, a new class
of workers has developed: the dagongmei, or working girls. The dagongmei are women in …

Has the current political system in the People's Republic of China lost its legitimacy in the
eyes of the Chinese public? On the basis of three carefully drawn surveys of Beijing …

The structural theory of democracy postulates that capitalism i important, if not
indispensable, catalyst to democratization. For some capitalism produces a bourgeoisie that …

This article assumes that whether the current Chinese authoritarian government can
maintain socio-political stability during the potentially turbulent transition to the post-Deng …

The issue of parents using guanxi to gain school places in China has received much
attention in recent years due to increased competition for school places and the importance …

This paper uses the Poliheuristic Theory (PH), developed by Mintz, which incorporates both
psychological and rational choice components in a synthesis of these previously isolated …

Drawing on the resource theory of political participation, we compare the determinants of
Internet-based e-participation and conventional offline political participation in China by …

Objective. In China, more and more citizens have been engaging in various political acts
since the post-Mao reform. The purpose of this study is to examine whether and how …

​ Die vorliegende Studie unternimmt eine systematische Aufarbeitung der chinesischen
Diskurse zu Governance und ihren Teilkategorien Legitimität, Effektivität sowie Partizipation …

Despite China's rapid urbanisation and industrialisation, most Chinese still live in the vast
countryside or have rural household registration. Although there was significant economic …