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Citizens' expectations for crisis management and the involvement of civil society organisations in China
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Abstract Chinese citizens are relatively happy with the state's management of national disasters and emergencies. However, they are increasingly concluding that the state alone cannot manage them. Leveraging the 2018 and 2020 Civic Participation in China Surveys, we find that more educated citizens conclude ... view more
Chinese citizens are relatively happy with the state's management of national disasters and emergencies. However, they are increasingly concluding that the state alone cannot manage them. Leveraging the 2018 and 2020 Civic Participation in China Surveys, we find that more educated citizens conclude that the government has a leading role in crisis management, but there is ample room for civil society organisations (CSOs) to act in a complementary fashion. On a slightly diverging path, volunteers who have meaningfully interacted with CSOs are more skeptical than non-volunteers about CSOs’ organisational ability to fulfill this crisis management function. These findings imply that the political legitimacy of the Communist Party of China is not challenged by allowing CSOs a greater role in crisis management.... view less
Keywords
China; crisis management (econ., pol.); disaster control; public opinion; information policy; authoritarian system; government control; legitimation
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Katastrophenhilfe; Legitimation von Herrschaft; Verhältnis gesellschaftliche Vereinigung - Staat
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 292-312
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 51 (2022) 2
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed