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China’s Constitutional Entrepreneurs

China’s Constitutional Entrepreneurs AbstractThis Article revisits citizen activism in the Hu Jintao era, focusing on the use of constitutional argument to influence state action. It finds that constitutional discourse has been a key part of an advocacy strategy through which ordinary citizens have achieved disproportionate policy influence. When employed as part of a broader model of policy entrepreneurship, characterized by the use of selective targeting and popular mobilization, efforts to reframe policies in constitutional terms have led to concrete policy change—a rare but notable feat in an authoritarian system that is generally unencumbered by constitutional constraints. Though recent policies have chilled this style of advocacy, they are not fated to do so forever. The era of China’s constitutional entrepreneurs may not yet be over. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

China’s Constitutional Entrepreneurs

American Journal of Comparative Law , Volume 64 (3) – Oct 1, 2016

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Copyright
© 2016 by the American Society of Comparative Law, Inc.
ISSN
0002-919X
eISSN
2326-9197
DOI
10.1093/ajcl/avw008
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Abstract

AbstractThis Article revisits citizen activism in the Hu Jintao era, focusing on the use of constitutional argument to influence state action. It finds that constitutional discourse has been a key part of an advocacy strategy through which ordinary citizens have achieved disproportionate policy influence. When employed as part of a broader model of policy entrepreneurship, characterized by the use of selective targeting and popular mobilization, efforts to reframe policies in constitutional terms have led to concrete policy change—a rare but notable feat in an authoritarian system that is generally unencumbered by constitutional constraints. Though recent policies have chilled this style of advocacy, they are not fated to do so forever. The era of China’s constitutional entrepreneurs may not yet be over.

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American Journal of Comparative LawOxford University Press

Published: Oct 1, 2016

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