Playing by the Informal Rules by Yao Li HARDBACK 9781108470780

Playing by the Informal RulesWhy the Chinese Regime Remains Stable despite Rising Protests\nAuthor(s): Yao Li\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108470780, 978-1108470780\nSynopsis\nGrowing protests in non-democratic countries are often seen as signals of regime decline. China, however, has remained stable amid surging [url] by the Informal Ruleshighlights the importance of informal norms in structuring state-protester interactions, mitigating conflict, and explaining regime resilience. Drawing on a nationwide dataset of protest and multi-sited ethnographic research, this book presents a bird's-eye view of Chinese contentious politics and illustrates the uneven application of informal norms across regions, social groups, and time. Through examinations of protests and their distinct implications for regime stability, Li offers a novel theoretical framework suitable for monitoring the trajectory of.