Chinese Politics and Labor Movements

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This book brings a radically new voice to the debate in the field of Chinese politics and labor movement. Using a psychological and cognitive approach, the author examines workers and activists’ everyday interpretation of the source of their problems, their prospect of labor movements, and their sense of solidarity. The project shows how workers themselves have become a part of the apparatus of state repression and argues that Chinese workers have not acquired sufficient cognitive strength to become the much hoped-for agent for political change, which hinders labor activism from developing into a sustainable social movement. Multidisciplinary in its approach, the monograph provides analysis of Chinese politics, labor studies, international political economy, social movements, and contentious politics. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction: Journey to Resistance (Jake Lin)....Pages 1-24 Chinese Politics and the Decline of Labor (Jake Lin)....Pages 25-51 From Labor Unrest to Social Movement (Jake Lin)....Pages 53-81 Fighting Against What? (Jake Lin)....Pages 83-109 The Fate of the Working Class (Jake Lin)....Pages 111-137 Fragmented Solidarity (Jake Lin)....Pages 139-164 Developing into Obedience? (Jake Lin)....Pages 165-184 Conclusion: Compromise or Complicity? (Jake Lin)....Pages 185-203 Back Matter ....Pages 205-208