Determinants of environmental public participation in China: an aggregate level study based on political opportunity theory and post-materialist values theory
Xiaojie Zhang,
Edward T. Jennings and
Ke Zhao
Policy Studies, 2018, vol. 39, issue 5, 498-514
Abstract:
The level of public participation in response to environmental issues in China has significantly increased over the past 10 years. This expansion of participation occurred as the government was pursuing legislative and regulatory approaches to address environmental pollution. Factors contributing to the development of environmental public participation are explored based on the political opportunity theory and post-materialist values theory. Two participation styles are used as dependent variables in a panel data framework. The empirical results of an analysis of provincial level data indicate that the degree of openness to participation and economic development level show consistently significant impacts on the levels of different environmental participation styles, thus demonstrating the applicability of the political opportunity theory and Inglehart’s post-materialist values theory in predicting environmental public participation in China. The results also show that other variables, including educational level and environmental pollution level have different or even reverse effects depending on the form of participation examined. In general, the results are consistent with cross-national studies of environmental policy development and political participation.
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2018.1481502
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