TY - JOUR
T1 - A pollution incident at a Qiaoxiang village in China
T2 - the role of migration in civic organization and political participation
AU - Lin, Sheng
AU - Bax, Trent
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper is a part of the research results of the Humanity and Social Science Foundation, State Education Ministry of China [grant number 13YJC840023] and the National Social Science Foundation of China [grant number 13CSH066].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2015/8/9
Y1 - 2015/8/9
N2 - Through an analysis of a pollution-based incident at Refinery-G in an infamous Qiaoxiang town in Fujian, China, this paper analyses how transnational migrants participate in and influence the public management activities in their hometowns. This paper underscores four factors driving civic and political participation that emerged during the revelation, resistance, negotiation and settlement of this incident: (1) the role of the ‘leisured’ villager; (2) the role of overseas Chinese in caring for the developmental path of their hometown; (3) the role of independent civic organizations; and (4) the role of the news media in shaping public opinion. Qiaoxiang's civic participation is both more active and more effective. With the development and globalization of modern communication technology and low-cost and convenient communication and transportation systems, it is possible for overseas migrants to influence public management activities in their hometown through civic organization and political participation.
AB - Through an analysis of a pollution-based incident at Refinery-G in an infamous Qiaoxiang town in Fujian, China, this paper analyses how transnational migrants participate in and influence the public management activities in their hometowns. This paper underscores four factors driving civic and political participation that emerged during the revelation, resistance, negotiation and settlement of this incident: (1) the role of the ‘leisured’ villager; (2) the role of overseas Chinese in caring for the developmental path of their hometown; (3) the role of independent civic organizations; and (4) the role of the news media in shaping public opinion. Qiaoxiang's civic participation is both more active and more effective. With the development and globalization of modern communication technology and low-cost and convenient communication and transportation systems, it is possible for overseas migrants to influence public management activities in their hometown through civic organization and political participation.
KW - civic organization
KW - overseas Chinese migrants
KW - political participation
KW - pollution
KW - Qiaoxiang
KW - social remittances
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U2 - 10.1080/01419870.2015.1015586
DO - 10.1080/01419870.2015.1015586
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84930762812
SN - 0141-9870
VL - 38
SP - 1741
EP - 1759
JO - Ethnic and Racial Studies
JF - Ethnic and Racial Studies
IS - 10
ER -
