Why Are Things Out of Control? Protest Target and Mass Violence in China

• In Event: Mediating and Repressing Collective Action in China

Brief Overview

We analyze a unique data set of protest events in China from 2006 to 2017 and find protests against judicial or military branches are more likely to be violent than those against administrative branches.

Authors

• Wei-Feng Tzeng, Institute for National Defense and Security Research

• Hsin-Hsien Wang, National Chengchi University

• Shinn-Shyr Wang, National Chengchi University