Abstract
Taking a remote village in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as a case study, this paper discusses how coordinated mobilization constructed a temporary grassroots-level emergency order in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The study reveals that the temporary emergency order was established through a combination of state power, villagers’ understanding of the infection risks of the coronavirus, and village self-management traditions. It finds that party members, elites, and villagers made a coordinated effort to mobilize and fight Covid-19. The paper concludes the state can effectively mobilize loosely-knit rural communities to face major risks such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 161-181 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Asian Public Policy |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 23 Nov 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2023 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Covid-19
- community prevention
- emergency order
- rural community