Civil Society under Authoritarianism: The China Model

摘要

Over the last decade, the rising number of civil society organizations (CSOs) across various issue areas in China has led to a mini-boom of academic studies on the topic. What began as a literature comprised of rich ethnographies, focusing on a small number of organizations (or those individuals who lead them) has expanded into one that encompasses larger-N, theoretically driven studies. This is especially true for political scientists in China studies who have written on the topic in recent years. Jessica Teets's wonderful book, Civil Society under Authoritarianism, is both an interesting and important contribution to this still nascent literature.