Title: Marketization, Democratization, and Women's Participation in Village Elections in Contemporary Rural China: A Study of a North China Village
Abstract: ABSTRACT This research attempts to understand women and politics in the context of market reforms and democratic elections in a rural Chinese village. More specifically, it examines how marketization, which started in 1978, and democratization, which was initiated in 1987, together have influenced women's participation in local village elections. Based on qualitative information collected from interviews and focus groups conducted over a three-year period between 2002 and 2004, it is evident that although women's political participation is strong, there is gender inequality in political participation at this grassroots level. Further, political participation is mediated by interactions between the state, the community, and individual families.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-07-20
Language: en
Type: article
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