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@article{ Li2013,
 title = {Fragmented authoritarianism and protest channels: a case study of resistance to privatizing a hospital},
 author = {Li, Yao},
 journal = {Journal of Current Chinese Affairs},
 number = {2},
 pages = {195-224},
 volume = {42},
 year = {2013},
 issn = {1868-4874},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-4-6376},
 abstract = {Can citizens in an authoritarian country like China influence policy implementation?
      Two types of scholarship indicate ways that they can: The first proposes that policy
      implementation is carried out through a fragmented authoritarian system that requires
      consultation and cooperation among various government units, and this system is amenable
      to pressure from outside groups. The second examines institutional channels designed
      to handle grievances and bridge communication between citizens and the authorities.
      In this paper, I emphasize a link between these two bodies of scholarship, showing
      how protest channels are connected to the fragmented authoritarian system and how
      the imperative to maintain social stability leads higher-level authorities to resolve
      depart-mental conflicts in favour of protesters. I do this by examining a struggle
      against the privatization of a hospital in North China, a case that illustrates how
      protesters successfully employed both the petition system and the opportunities offered
      by the fragmented authoritarian system to develop powerful alliances, to peacefully
      pressure top local authorities to intervene and to overcome opposition in the local
      government, leading to finalizing the municipalization of the hospital.},
 keywords = {China; China; autoritäres System; authoritarian system; Protestbewegung; protest movement; Protestverhalten; protest behavior; Widerstand; resistance; Privatisierung; privatization; Krankenhaus; hospital; Petition; petition; Konfliktregelung; conflict management; politische Partizipation; political participation; soziale Stabilität; social stability; Ostasien; Far East}}