Analyzes political cultural trends based on large scale random survey data Contextualizes Chinese politics within the Western urban sphere Explores the controversial hot button issues of Chinese politics as seen from within

Autorentext
Yang Zhong is a Changjiang Scholar at the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and a tenured professor of political science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. His main research interests include local governance in China, political culture, and political participation.

Klappentext
This book discusses one of the most noticeable and significant transformations in China over the past three decades is the rapid and massive urbanization of the country, which has brought shifts in political culture of Chinese urbanites. This book is a systematic and empirical study of political culture in urban China. The book covers various aspects of political culture such as political regime support, political interest, democratic values, political trust, and environmental attitudes and sub-political culture of Chinese urban Christians. This book will be of immense value to urban scholars, sinologists, and those wishing to get a closer look at the issues that affect the political future of a rising world power.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Political Support in Chinese Cities.- 3. Levels of Political Interest.- 4. Democratic Values.- 5. Political Trust in Urban China.- 6. Environmental Views of the Chinese Urbanites.- 7. Empirical Study of Religious, Social and Political Values of Urban Chinese Christians.- 8. Conclusions.