Environmental Activism in China

Dr Lei Xie was appointed Lecturer in Politics at the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus in September 2010. After receiving her doctoral degree from Environmental Policy Group at Wageningen University in 2007, she has worked as a Research Associate at Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter and Visiting Research Fellow at Department of International Politics, City University London. Dr. Xie’s research focuses on transnational social movements, environmental politics and environmental communication.

• Introduction. 1. Environmental Governance and NGOs: An Introduction to China 2. Analysing Chinese Environmental Movement Networks 3. Environmental Activism in Panjin, Liaoning Province 4. Environmental Activism in Beijing 5. Environmental Activism in Xiangfan, Hubei Province 6. Environmental Activism in Shanghai 7. Comparison and Conclusions

'The book offers very interesting and rich empirical analyses. The detail of case studies contribute to our understanding of how environmental activism works in China. Xie's careful discussion also reminds us of the challenges of establishing straightforward and generalizable causal relationships when studying a country as diverse as China.' - Miwa Hirono, University of Nottingham, The China Journal, No. 63