Ong, Lynette H.

Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China

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ISBN 13:
9780197628775
author:
Ong, Lynette H.
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Oxford University Press Inc
language:
English
Publication Year:
2022
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
23.4 x 15.5 x 1.8 centimetres (0
Genre:
Nonfiction, Politics, Government,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£32.51

Description

Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China by Lynette H. Ong explores how the Chinese state engages nonstate actors to coerce citizens into compliance while minimizing backlash. Through ethnographic research and analysis of government regulations, Ong reveals a counterintuitive form of repression that reduces resistance and backlash. Ong examines how everyday land grabs and housing demolitions in China provide a unique window into the workings of this system. By theorizing a new form of state power, she invites readers to reimagine the ways in which states acquire and maintain control over society. This study offers insights into the complexities of state power in contemporary China and its implications for understanding governance in other countries. By analyzing China's urbanization scheme, Ong generalizes her arguments to other country contexts, shedding light on the quotidian nature of state power.

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