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61	From social movements to contentious politics a comparative critical literature review across the U.S. and China Xie, Yunping 03 January 2014 (has links) Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / This thesis is a critical literature review on the studies of social movements and contentious politics in the U.S. and China. Thanks to theories of contentious politics, we can analyze the studies of America’s social movements and China’s collective actions in the same “frame.” By making a comparison, this thesis tries to construct a theoretical dialogue between the studies across both countries. At the same time, it criticizes over-generalizing the mode “democratic-nondemocratic” in analysis of repertories of contentious politics and downplaying capitalism’s role in the social movements. From the various empirical studies in both countries, this thesis argues that a generalization should be based on the diversity of this realm, not just from the western perspective. social movement politics United States America China civil society Social change -- China -- 21st century Balance of power Political participation -- United States Political participation -- China Peasants -- Political activity -- China Collective behavior Political sociology Social conflict