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China’s social transition in recent years has been characterized by the proliferation of social conflicts and unrests as social interests have diversified and yet the effective mechanisms to mitigate the conflict are lacking. In rural China, the number of petition and protests over land disputes, elections, pollutions, among many other issues, has increased drastically in recent years. More worrisome is the tendency of large-scale violent protests seen in many conflicts in various locations.
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Ren, B. (2013). Environmental Protests and Local Governance in Rural China. In: Ren, B., Shou, H. (eds) Chinese Environmental Governance. Environmental Politics and Theory. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137343680_7
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