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1 - Defining the Authoritarian Commons

from Part I - Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2024

Shitong Qiao
Affiliation:
Duke University, North Carolina
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The extant literature on the liberal commons takes as granted secure property rights, freedom of association, and the rule of law, all of which have been the exception rather than the rule throughout human history, and therefore fails to explore the origin of the liberal commons (from an illiberal regime). Authoritarianism poses a fundamental challenge to, but also an opportunity to explore the origin of, the liberal commons. This chapter defines the authoritarian commons by examining the tension between authoritarianism and the liberal commons both theoretically and in the specific context of neighborhood governance in urban China.

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The Authoritarian Commons
Neighborhood Democratization in Urban China
, pp. 7 - 11
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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