Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Wang, Xinsong Author's Email Address pine_wxs@yahoo.com URN etd-04142005-165152 Title Rights Consciousness, Economic Interests, and the 2003 District-Level People’s Congress Elections In China: Middle Class Motivations and Democratic Implications Degree Master of Arts Department Political Science Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Kim Reimann Committee Chair Michael Herb Committee Member William Downs Committee Member Keywords
- People’s congress
- Elections
- Middle class
- Democratization
- China
- Rights-consciousness
Date of Defense 2005-02-28 Availability unrestricted Abstract This thesis examines the motivations of the Chinese middle class members to run for District-level people’s congress (DPC) elections in Shenzhen and Beijing in 2003. It is interested in exploring why the middle class members wanted to run for the DPC positions that do not have real political power in China, and how their behavior can influence political change in China. By systematically analyzing the candidates’ campaign speeches and activities, this study reveals that the major motivating factors behind the middle class candidates’ decision to run for the elections were to protect their property interests and their increasing desire to defend political rights. This thesis argues that the campaigners’ actions in Shenzhen and Beijing will affect the democratization process in China.Files
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