Chinese Journal of Sociology ›› 2012, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 198-123.

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From the Controversy of Structure to the Action Analysis: A Literature Review on the Chinese NGOs Study in Abroad

Author: Zhang Jingen. Center for Chinese Public Administration Research, School of Government, Sun Yatsen University.   

  • Online:2012-05-20 Published:2012-05-20
  • Contact: Author: Zhang Jingen. Center for Chinese Public Administration Research, School of Government, Sun Yatsen University. E-mail:lpszjg@mail.sysu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    The research was suppoted by Humanity and Social Science Dlanning Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (12YJA810019), “985 Project” of Sun Yatsen University and “Planning Project of Guangzhou Philosophy and Social Science”(11Y04).

Abstract:

The discussion on Chinese NGOs is a popular issue among oversea China experts. Considering the complexity and multidimension of Chinese NGOs, Oversea scholars in contemporary China study have different understandings and arguments for the development and the effects of Chinese NGOs, Which trigger a series of academic debates. This paper employs literature analysis method and categorizes their arguments into two dimensions: Structure study on the basis of civil society and corporatism theory, action analysis on the basis of NGO’s behaviors. Existing literatures are also sorted within their dimension to display its whole picture in this research field. Based on the dual separation of“statesociety”, it is the research purport of “structure study” of pondering the question at the state politics and power configuration level,which focus on the distribution of right between state and socieity. The research intent of“action study” is to discern and seize the interwoven mechanism, strategy and way between state and society from the medium even microscopic perspective, which emphasize focusing on the behaviors of NGO.Despite there are much differences between the two kinds of study dimensions, There is also much complementary between structure study and action study. Finally, this paper also lays out the author’s arguments for this research topic in terms of abovementioned literature review.

Key words:  civil society , corporatism , Chinese NGOs , the action of NGO