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100			_aHu, Ming and Zhu, Jiangang _931097
245			_aFostering civil society through community empowerment: An extended case of the Sichuan earthquake in China
260			_aAdministration & Society
300			_a53(1), Jan, 2021: p.13-35
520			_aHow nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) enhance civil society development in China is underresearched while the extant literature centers on the government–NGO relationship. Applying the extended case method, this study explores how an NGO-facilitated community reconstruction program followed the community empowerment approach to foster local civil society in the wake of the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. We argue that community reconstruction opened space for NGOs to nurture public spheres and residents’ civic engagement, foster community organizing, and support community participation in local governance. The dynamics reveals the functioning and limitations of the community empowerment approach for civil society development in contemporary China. – Reproduced
650			_aCivil society, Community empowerment, Community reconstruction, Nongovernmental organization, Sichuan earthquake _928854
773			_aAdministration & Society
906			_aCIVIL SOCIETY
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