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Citizen Participation at the Local Level in China and Canada 1st edition
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Citizen Participation at the Local Level in China and Canada
What, if anything, is similar about citizen participation at the local level in Canada and China? The answer, of course, is politically sensitive. There are many in Canada who would claim that the question is absurd. How can there be meaningful citizen participation in a country where there are significant restrictions on political activity, including on the right to form organizations with political purposes? Presenting the work of leading scholars, Citizen Participation at the Local Level in China and Canada examines how citizens in each country participate at the local level.
The book examines the development of citizen participation in local governance in Canada and China respectively. It then covers the characteristics of political culture and climate on local participation, highlighting factors especially unique to urban poor, class migration, and aboriginal and immigrant populations. The chapters also explore means of protest, demonstration, and articulation of preference by populations and issues where citizen participation has effected change such as land use, housing, urban development, and resource sustainability.
The book includes case studies that compare Canadian and Chinese communities and extrapolate interesting policy-level changes at the local level based on citizen behavior and involvement. It underscores the similarities and differences in political participation in both countries and sets the stage for the steps in the citizen participation in both countries.
319 pages, 0; 19 Tables, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 21, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9781138380042 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 319 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Sancton, Andrew (University of Western Ontario, London, Canada) |
| Editor | Zhenming, Chen |
