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Red Skies: The Impact of Environmental Protests in the People's Republic of China, 2004-2016

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2018, Master of Arts (MA), Wright State University, International and Comparative Politics.
How do increases in environmental protests in China impact increases in the implementation of environmental policies? Environmental protests in China are gaining traction. By examining these protests, this study analyzes forty-one protests and their impact on government enforcement of environmental regulations. Stratifying this study according to five areas (Beijing, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangsu, and Sichuan), patterns began to emerge according to each area. Employing a framework William Gamson introduced (2009), this study analyzes the outcomes of environmental contention, including the use of co-optation and preemptive measures. It finds that the success or failure of a protest has much to do with the local government’s sense of social stability and the tactics protesters used. The information gleaned from this analysis helps anticipate how authoritarian governments (local and national) will continue to respond to environmental protests that are likely to continue to increase in number.
Laura Luehrmann, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
December Green, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kathryn Meyer, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
99 p.

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  • Lyons, P. (2018). Red Skies: The Impact of Environmental Protests in the People's Republic of China, 2004-2016 [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1527334091048859

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lyons, Porter. Red Skies: The Impact of Environmental Protests in the People's Republic of China, 2004-2016. 2018. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1527334091048859.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lyons, Porter. "Red Skies: The Impact of Environmental Protests in the People's Republic of China, 2004-2016." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1527334091048859

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)