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

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.

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.