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Beyond StateConferred Rights? A Case Study on Homeowners’ Confrontation in Guangzhou〖JP〗

Zhuang Wenjia,Department of Government and Public Administration,The Chinese University of Hong Kong.   

  1. Zhuang Wenjia,Department of Government and Public Administration,The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  • Online:2011-05-20 Published:2011-05-20
  • Contact: Zhuang Wenjia,Department of Government and Public Administration,The Chinese University of Hong Kong. E-mail: wjzhuang@cuhk.edu.hk
  • About author:Zhuang Wenjia,Department of Government and Public Administration,The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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    This article is based on the project sponsored by Sun Yatsen University, “211 Project” of Stage 3: Research Project of Administrative Reform and Governance (130003〖CD*2〗3226301

Abstract:

After years of setbacks in defending their house property rights, the homeowners in Guangzhou have begun to see another facet for collective demandunfair rules as the target. On the one hand, their trust in the rulemaking authority has redirected their confrontational demand from taking a reactive action in execution and participation to an active action in rule making. On the other hand, organized confrontation has promoted the mutual trust and solidarity among the owners across residential districts, having transformed the microlevel social capital of those whose interest are not directly related toward macrolevel social capital of the organization. 

Key words: homeowners’ confrontation, rights consciousness, social capital, social movement, middle class