The Development of Grand Mediation and Its Implications for China’s Regime Resilience: The Li Qin Mediation Office

The China Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 95-119,

25 Pages Posted: 6 Sep 2013 Last revised: 15 Feb 2016

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Meng U Ieong

Department of Government and Public Administration

Date Written: December 9, 2014

Abstract

Grand Mediation (GM) is a new conflict management mechanism initiated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to cope with rapidly growing social conflict and maintain social stability. This article examines how GM operates in an urban grassroots environment and discusses its advantages for managing social conflicts as reflected in a cases study: the Li Qin mediation office. It concludes that GM may improve the capacity of the local government to engage in conflict resolutions, which confers greater resilience on the authoritarian regime. However, this mechanism is sensitive to changing socio–economic conditions, and its sustainability requires further examination.

Keywords: Grand Mediation, Conflicts Management, China

Suggested Citation

Ieong, Meng U, The Development of Grand Mediation and Its Implications for China’s Regime Resilience: The Li Qin Mediation Office (December 9, 2014). The China Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 95-119, , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2283226 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2283226

Meng U Ieong (Contact Author)

Department of Government and Public Administration ( email )

Humanities and Social Sciences Building
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Macau, NA
China

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