Overview
- Offers powerful case studies of Chinese urbanization and urban villages today
- Address social inclusion from multiple perspectives
- Provides new insights into how the urban redevelopment reframe the citizenship in China
Part of the book series: New Perspectives on Chinese Politics and Society (NPCPS)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book follows the citizenship-based approach and interrogates the policies on urban village redevelopment from a perspective of social exclusion and inclusion. It focuses on two questions: how policy makers and urban villagers understand social inclusion differently, and what makes a difference in enhancing social inclusion. Firstly, an examination of citizenship conceptions, as reflected in the Chinese traditional discourses, provides the basis for questioning the political rhetoric of social inclusion in China. Secondly, a comparison between policy makers’ and villages’ interpretations on urban citizenship helps explore the different understandings of citizenship between them. Finally, by studying six redeveloped urban villages in the city of Xi’an, the book identifies what villagers strive for, and discusses how their strivings make a difference in achieving social inclusion during urban village redevelopment.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Xiaoqing Zhang is Lecturer in Public Administration at the Zhejiang Sci-tech University, China. She graduated from University College London with a PhD in Planning Studies. Her research interests include urban regeneration in relation to welfare regimes, and community governance sitting within a broader understanding of local political resources.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: In the Name of Inclusion
Book Subtitle: The Redevelopment of Urban Villages and its Implications on Citizenship in China
Authors: Xiaoqing Zhang
Series Title: New Perspectives on Chinese Politics and Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6120-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-33-6119-5Published: 08 April 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-33-6122-5Published: 09 April 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-33-6120-1Published: 07 April 2021
Series ISSN: 2634-5404
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5412
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 215
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Politics, Urban Politics, Urban Economics