The Discursive Turn: deliberative governance in China's urbanized villages

Tang, Beibei (2014). The Discursive Turn: deliberative governance in China's urbanized villages. Journal of Contemporary China, Prepublished June, 24, 2014. DOI:10.1080/10670564.2014.918414 This article examines local governance and citizen participation in China through unstructured public deliberation. Case studies from two urbanized villages show that unstructured, informal public deliberation potentially leads to more autonomy and diverse channels for pursuing citizens' appeals at the lo..