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Deliberation, demobilization, and limited empowerment: A survey study on participatory pricing in China

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posted on 2024-06-03, 12:17 authored by X Qin, Baogang HeBaogang He
AbstractAuthoritarian deliberation has been used widely to describe the specific form of deliberation developed in China. However, whether its practice will strengthen authoritarianism or lead to democratization remains unknown. In this study, we examine this question from the perspective of participants in public deliberation. Surveying the participants in participatory pricings held in Shanghai over the past 5 years, we find that participants’ perception of deliberative quality has a statistically significant negative impact on their level of political activism, while their level of empowerment has a moderating effect on this negative relationship. In this light, Chinese deliberative practices characterized by high-quality deliberation and low-level empowerment are likely to have a demobilization effect; thus, they reinforce the authoritarian rules.

History

Journal

Japanese Journal of Political Science

Volume

19

Season

Winter

Pagination

694-708

Location

Cambridge, Eng.

ISSN

1468-1099

eISSN

1474-0060

Language

English

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2018, Cambridge University Press

Issue

4

Publisher

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS