The Performative State : : Public Scrutiny and Environmental Governance in China / / Iza Ding.
What does the state do when public expectations exceed its governing capacity? The Performative State shows how the state can shape public perceptions and defuse crises through the theatrical deployment of language, symbols, and gestures of good governance—performative governance.Iza Ding unpacks th...
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Ding, Iza, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Performative State : Public Scrutiny and Environmental Governance in China / Iza Ding. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2022] ©2022 1 online resource (258 p.) : 4 charts text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Statecraft as Stagecraft -- 1. Anatomy of the State -- 2. Old Woes and New Pains -- 3. Beleaguered Bureaucrats -- 4. Audience Appraisal -- 5. Performative Breakdown -- Conclusion: Performance and Performance -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star What does the state do when public expectations exceed its governing capacity? The Performative State shows how the state can shape public perceptions and defuse crises through the theatrical deployment of language, symbols, and gestures of good governance—performative governance.Iza Ding unpacks the black box of street-level bureaucracy in China through ethnographic participation, in-depth interviews, and public opinion surveys. She demonstrates in vivid detail how China's environmental bureaucrats deal with intense public scrutiny over pollution when they lack the authority to actually improve the physical environment. They assuage public outrage by appearing responsive, benevolent, and humble. But performative governance is hard work. Environmental bureaucrats paradoxically work themselves to exhaustion even when they cannot effectively implement environmental policies. Instead of achieving "performance legitimacy" by delivering material improvements, the state can shape public opinion through the theatrical performance of goodwill and sincere effort. The Performative State also explains when performative governance fails at impressing its audience and when governance becomes less performative and more substantive. Ding focuses on Chinese evidence but her theory travels: comparisons with Vietnam and the United States show that all states, democratic and authoritarian alike, engage in performative governance. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022) Communication in politics China. Environmental policy China Public opinion. Environmental protection China Public opinion. Local government and environmental policy China Public opinion. Asian Studies. Environmental History. Political Science & Political History. HISTORY / Asia / China. bisacsh street-level bureaucracy in china, chinese environmental bureaucrats, china’s bureaucratic state, performative governance. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022 9783110751826 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English 9783110993899 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 9783110994810 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2022 English 9783110992960 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2022 9783110992939 ZDB-23-DEG https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501760396 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501760396 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501760396/original |
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