Neighbourhood Governance in Urban China

As the economy and society of China has become more diversified, so have its urban neighbourhoods. The last decade has witnessed a surge in collective action by homeowners in China against the infringement of their rights. Research on neighbourhood governance is sparse and limited so this book fills a vital gap in the literature and understanding.

The authors reveal how the Chi...

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As the economy and society of China has become more diversified, so have its urban neighbourhoods. The last decade has witnessed a surge in collective action by homeowners in China against the infringement of their rights. Research on neighbourhood governance is sparse and limited so this book fills a vital gap in the literature and understanding.

The authors reveal how the Chinese authorities have themselves become increasingly sensitive to the potential risk of collective actions becoming destabilizing forces in urban arenas. This thought-provoking book looks at both the theoretical and empirical underpinning of the self-governance of homeowners and their collective action, as well as control mechanisms in neighbourhood governance. The book offers a window through which contending issues, such as changing state–society relations, rights-based social movements and the emergence of civil society, can be further explored.

Neighbourhood governance is a multifaceted concept that cuts across academic disciplines and intersects an array of policy areas. Therefore this book will find a wide audience amongst public and social policy academics, particularly those with an interest in urban studies, governance and Asian cities, as well as politics.

Contents
Preface
1. Introduction: Neighbourhood Governance in Context
Ngai-Ming Yip
PART I THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS
2. Theoretical Approaches to Neighbourhood Governance: Searching for Lost Treasure and Comparative Frameworks
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Contents
Preface
1. Introduction: Neighbourhood Governance in Context
Ngai-Ming Yip
PART I THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS
2. Theoretical Approaches to Neighbourhood Governance: Searching for Lost Treasure and Comparative Frameworks
Benjamin L. Read
3. Neighbourhood Governance and the Creation of Urban Commons in China
Limei Chen
PART II STATE SOCIETY INTERACTION AT THE GRASSROOTS
4. The Institutionalization of Neighbourhood Governance - Dilemma and Political Hurdles
Yong Gui and Weihong Ma
5. Are Residents’ Committees Able to Contain Homeowner Resistance? The Interaction between Residents’ Committees and Homeowners’ Associations
Ronggui Huang
6. Loyalist-activist Networks and Institutional Identification in Urban Neighbourhoods
Shengli Guo and Xiaoyi Sun
PART III INSTITUTIONAL SETUP OF HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS
7. Institutional Innovations in Homeowner Self-governance: Case Study of Beijing
Youhong Chen
8. Homeowner Self-governance and its Sustainability: Case Study of A Residential Neighbourhood in Shenzhen
Juan Tang, Jianjun Wang and Hongxia Chan
PART IV AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THE EMERGING CIVIL SOCIETY
9. Differentiated Neighbourhood Governance in Transitional Urban China: Comparative Study of Two Housing Estates in Guangzhou
Werner Breitung
10. The Constructive Significance of Homeowners’ Rightful Protest in China
Ying Wu, and Junhua Chen
11. Altering the Rules: Homeowners’ Participation in Legislation
Yihong Jiang
Index
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