Unlikely Friends of the Authoritarian and Atheist Ruler: Religious Groups and Collective Contention in Rural China

This article examines the roles played by rural religious groups in China's local contentious politics. More specifically, it aims to explore whether religious groups stimulate or reduce collective contention when the ruler is both authoritarian and atheist. Drawing on national survey data and...

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Main Author: Tao, Yu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2015]
In: Politics and religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 86-110
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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