| ID | 143782 |
| Title Proper | Requests for environmental information disclosure in China |
| Other Title Information | an understanding from legal mobilization and citizen activism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wang, Xinhong |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article analyzes the fairly recent phenomenon of citizens and organizations requesting disclosure of environmental information in China. Chinese citizens and organizations are invoking the new open government information regulations to push government agencies, particularly environmental protection agencies, to fulfill their legal obligation of information disclosure. By requesting that government agencies disclose environmental information, citizens and organizations have turned themselves into active agents pushing forward the implementation of the new regulations. The findings of this article suggest that a bottom-up legal mobilization in the field of environmental information disclosure, though still with a limited scope, has been happening and endeavoring to make social and political changes in China. Furthermore, this legal mobilization can be seen as an important part of emerging civil society activities in contemporary China. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 25, No.98; Mar 2016: p.233-247 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol: 25 No 98 |
| Key Words | China ; Contemporary China ; Environmental Information Disclosure ; Legal Mobilization ; Citizen Activism |