Political Trust and Petitioning in the Chinese Countryside

Lianjiang LI

Political Trust and Petitioning in the Chinese Countryside

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Abstract

What is the significance of distinguishing trust in government's commitment from trust in its competence in understanding the relationship between political trust and political participation? Chinese farmers have more trust in the central government's commitment to protect their rights and interests than in its capacity to do so. Trust in the center's competence carries more weight than trust in its commitment in accounting for the propensity to petition. Petitioning tends to weaken trust in the center's capacity as well as trust in its commitment. Distrust in the center's commitment enhances the propensity to engage in more assertive forms of political participation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-226
Number of pages	18
Journal	Comparative Politics
Volume	40
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Jan 2008
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

For helpful comments, I would like to thank John Kennedy, Pierre Landry, Ethan Michelson, Tianjian Shi, Fubing Su, the journal's referees, and, especially, Kevin O'Brien. Generous financial support was provided by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong.

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Political Trust and Petitioning in the Chinese Countryside

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