Chinese Journal of Sociology ›› 2011, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 1-34.

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Environmental Protection, Group Pressure or Interests Relatedness?

Zhou Zhijia, School of Public Affairs, Xiamen University   

  1. Zhou Zhijia, School of Public Affairs, Xiamen University
  • Online:2011-01-20 Published:2011-01-20
  • Contact: Zhou Zhijia, School of Public Affairs, Xiamen University E-mail:zjzhou@xmu. edu. cn
  • About author:Zhou Zhijia, School of Public Affairs, Xiamen University
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    This research was supported by National Social Science Foundation (04CSH004)]
    本文的初稿曾在厦门大学“公民社会论坛”上宣读,感谢与会人员的讨论,尤其要感谢潘颖秋博士和龚文娟博士在统计方法上给予的支持。

Abstract:

Drawing upon the data collected between February and March 2008 in Xiamen City, this paper analyzes the motivations of Xiamen citizens who participated in the PX environmental protection movement. It reveals that participation can be categorized into three types: informationrelated, appealrelated and resistancerelated. That social motivation is the most salient factor affecting all types of participation. In addition, the general environmentalprotection motivation has an impact on the informationrelated participation, the selfinterest motivation and the environmentalprotectionofXiamen motivation will enhance the appealrelated participation, and the selfinterest motivation will effect the resistancerelated participation. The PX environmental movement has appeared a characteristic of mass mobilization; citizen participation into the PX movement has merely revealed a rudimentary civility, and the functional absence of NGOs is an important element leading to this situation.