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Shitong Qiao
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Duke University, North Carolina
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Homeowner self-governance constitutes a form of basic democracy, which means collective self-government without committing to conventional liberal values, and poses a tricky dilemma for the party-state. On the one hand, it can relieve the party-state of the burden of trying to govern hundreds of thousands of complex neighborhood problems that, if badly handled, could undermine the party’s legitimacy simply through incompetence. On the other hand, independent civic organizations may threaten the party leadership both within and beyond residential neighborhoods.

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The Authoritarian Commons
Neighborhood Democratization in Urban China
, pp. 1 - 4
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Introduction
  • Shitong Qiao, Duke University, North Carolina
  • Book: The Authoritarian Commons
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885416.001
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  • Introduction
  • Shitong Qiao, Duke University, North Carolina
  • Book: The Authoritarian Commons
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885416.001
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  • Introduction
  • Shitong Qiao, Duke University, North Carolina
  • Book: The Authoritarian Commons
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885416.001
Available formats
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