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Workers and Change in China<\/strong><\/em> (Cambridge University Press, 2021) Strikes, protests, and riots by Chinese workers have been rising over the past decade. The state has addressed a number of grievances yet has also come down increasingly hard on civil society groups pushing for reform. Why are these two seemingly clashing developments occurring simultaneously? Manfred Elfstr\u00f6m uses extensive fieldwork and statistical analysis to examine both the causes and consequences of protest. The book adopts a holistic approach, encompassing national trends in worker\u2013state relations, local policymaking processes and the dilemmas of individual officials and activists. Instead of taking sides in the old debate over whether non-democracies like China’s are on the verge of collapse or have instead found ways of maintaining their power indefinitely, it explores the daily evolution of autocratic rule. While providing a uniquely comprehensive picture of change in China, this important study proposes a new model of bottom-up change within authoritarian systems more generally.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n (Description Source: Cambridge University Press<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n Manfred Elfstr\u00f6m<\/strong> is an assistant professor in the <\/span>Department of Economics, Philosophy, and Political Science<\/a>\u00a0at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. Previously, he served as a Postdoctoral Scholar and Teaching Fellow at the University of Southern California\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>School of International Relations<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0China Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellow at\u00a0<\/span>Harvard University\u2019s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation<\/a>. His research interests include China, social movements, labor, and authoritarianism. His PhD is from\u00a0<\/span>Cornell University\u2019s Department of Government<\/a>. Before entering academia, he worked in the non-profit world, supporting workers\u2019 rights and improved grassroots governance in China.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n UBC Library Holdings<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2p89dw9n<\/a><\/p>\n From the Publisher – Cambridge University Press<\/a><\/span> Hardcover ISBN: 9781108831109<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n UBC Okanagan Classroom Artwork Project <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n The University of British Columbia Okanagan Classroom Artwork Project<\/em> aims to display academically inspiring artwork in classrooms and other teaching areas of the university.<\/span><\/p>\n Artwork displayed as part of this project \u2013 including the covers of books and journals containing work written or edited by UBCO scholars and researchers \u2013 is intended to help enliven university teaching spaces, educate classroom users about the connections between research and teaching, and introduce members of the broader public to some of the research and scholarship carried out at UBCO.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n How to Submit Artwork <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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