Yu Jianrong: From Concerned Scholar to Advocate for the Marginalized
(2014) In Contemporary Chinese Thought 46(1). p.3-16- Abstract
- In this second issue on the scholar and public intellectual Yu Jianrong, we address some of the topics that have been at the core of his academic work and where his research and views have helped shaped awareness of these issues among the general public and the academic community. We focus on the rural-urban divide, land issues (including land confiscations and property demolitions), the letters and visits system, and social unrest and the so-called stability issue. To highlight the public intellectual dimension of Yu's work, we have selected some of his articles from traditional media; speeches that he has made and that have been circulated on the Internet; public debates with officials, scholars, and foreigners; and interactions with... (More)
- In this second issue on the scholar and public intellectual Yu Jianrong, we address some of the topics that have been at the core of his academic work and where his research and views have helped shaped awareness of these issues among the general public and the academic community. We focus on the rural-urban divide, land issues (including land confiscations and property demolitions), the letters and visits system, and social unrest and the so-called stability issue. To highlight the public intellectual dimension of Yu's work, we have selected some of his articles from traditional media; speeches that he has made and that have been circulated on the Internet; public debates with officials, scholars, and foreigners; and interactions with netizens on Sina Weibo. (Less)
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- author
- Pils, Eva and Svensson, Marina LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2014
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- China, Public intellectuals, Law, Asian Studies
- in
- Contemporary Chinese Thought
- volume
- 46
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 3 - 16
- publisher
- M. E. Sharpe
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84911480586
- wos:000349334600001
- ISSN
- 1558-0997
- DOI
- 10.2753/CSP1097-1467460100
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 40f8506c-cdf5-4a36-8333-0bbe7ec348cb (old id 4935903)
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- 2016-04-01 10:17:21
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title = {{Yu Jianrong: From Concerned Scholar to Advocate for the Marginalized}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.2753/CSP1097-1467460100}},
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