Propaganda as an Alternative to Democracy: How Authoritarianism Promotes Environmentally Controversial Projects

• In Event: China's Climate and Environmental Policies and Politics

Brief Overview

Taking waste incineration projects in China as a case, the article explains how authoritarian states employ propaganda as an alternative to democratic environmental governance for promoting environmentally controversial projects.

Authors

• Jingping Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University

• Chi Shun Fong, Pennsylvania State University-University Park