By examining social transformation and political participation theories, this bookfocuses on the core concept of non-institutional political participation, which is classified into two types: induced participation and imposed participation. This classification has changed the tradition of dichotomizing political participation as either legal or illegal and enriched the conceptualization of political participation. Based on an investigation of the characteristics of Chinese peasants and the relations between interests, authority and political participation, the bookexamines the changes in interest structures and modes of control in rural China during the transformation period, and proposes a political participation model built upon mutual benefits.

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Introduction: A Brief Review of the Theme.- Chapter 1 Social transformation characteristics and political participation.- Chapter 2 The History and Observation of Chinese Peasants.- Chapter 3 Adjustment of the Interest Pattern in Rural Areas and Peasants' Induced Non-Institutional Political Participation during the Transformation Period.- Chapter 4 Changes in Rural Control Mode and Peasants' Mandatory Non-Institutional Political Participation during the Transformation Period.- Chapter 5 Peasant's Interests in Political Participation and the Relationship between Authority and Participation.