How does an authoritarian state govern contentious civil society and what are the effects on grassroots mobilization? This article theorizes the relationship between repression and mobilization by examining the case of informal labor organizations in South China that threaten social stability....

Trade unions and corporatism under the socialist market economy in China / Tomoaki Ishii -- Direction of trade union reforms and corporatism in PRC : based on a survey of primary trade union chairmen (2004-2006) / Kazuko Kojima -- Between the party-state, employers, and workers : multiple roles...