I commenced this post at Sydney in January 2005. Prior to Sydney I lectured in Chinese Politics at the East Asia Institute, University of Cambridge, UK (2000-2004) and have previously also taught at Monash, Melbourne and RMIT. My academic training has been primarily in the areas of political and social theory and Chinese language (Mandarin). My doctoral research was on the socialist workunit (danwei) system in China, particularly focussing on its role in the governance of urban China. A book based on this research was published in 2005 (details below). Over the years I have spent more than three years in China, variously at Shandong Teachers’ University, Beijing Language Institute, Beijing University and the Chinese University of Politics and Law. My current research on community governance takes me to China at least once a year.
Review
"[A] meticulously crafted piece of research....highly stimulating and important..." -- The China Journal, January 2006
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"Bray makes his case quite admirably. The argument is tightly woven. The framework is consistently applied. The conclusions are illuminating."—H-Net Reviews
“[A] meticulously crafted piece of research....a highly stimulating and important book....It is a fine example of the integration of social science theories with China studies...”—The China Journal
“...this book is an important contribution to the literature, a leading example of scholarship on governmentality, and one that should inspire scholars to conduct further studies of the danwei and related institutions with spatial characteristics in urban China.”—The China Review
發表於2025-01-13
Social Space and Governance in Urban China 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
“你是哪個單位的”,相信絕大多數城市人都遇見過這樣的提問。“單位之問”並非沒有道理,在過去的幾十年裏,單位一直是中國城市的基本組成部分,是城市發展和穩定的核心細胞。即使是市場起決定性作用的今天,它仍然是令人驕傲的身份象徵,在城市的公共話語裏,這代錶瞭...
評分“你是哪個單位的”,相信絕大多數城市人都遇見過這樣的提問。“單位之問”並非沒有道理,在過去的幾十年裏,單位一直是中國城市的基本組成部分,是城市發展和穩定的核心細胞。即使是市場起決定性作用的今天,它仍然是令人驕傲的身份象徵,在城市的公共話語裏,這代錶瞭...
評分“你是哪個單位的”,相信絕大多數城市人都遇見過這樣的提問。“單位之問”並非沒有道理,在過去的幾十年裏,單位一直是中國城市的基本組成部分,是城市發展和穩定的核心細胞。即使是市場起決定性作用的今天,它仍然是令人驕傲的身份象徵,在城市的公共話語裏,這代錶瞭...
評分“你是哪個單位的”,相信絕大多數城市人都遇見過這樣的提問。“單位之問”並非沒有道理,在過去的幾十年裏,單位一直是中國城市的基本組成部分,是城市發展和穩定的核心細胞。即使是市場起決定性作用的今天,它仍然是令人驕傲的身份象徵,在城市的公共話語裏,這代錶瞭...
評分“你是哪個單位的”,相信絕大多數城市人都遇見過這樣的提問。“單位之問”並非沒有道理,在過去的幾十年裏,單位一直是中國城市的基本組成部分,是城市發展和穩定的核心細胞。即使是市場起決定性作用的今天,它仍然是令人驕傲的身份象徵,在城市的公共話語裏,這代錶瞭...
圖書標籤: 城市研究 空間 海外中國研究 單位 城市 社會學 中國 政治學
the most interesting book I had for the summer TA course. 單位的形成是傳統牆文化的幽靈復現,是集體生活的刻鑿需要,是經濟“條塊結構”的注定(國有單位享受比市政府更多的資金權力)也是斯大林monumentalism的影響
評分仔細看瞭前兩章,瀏覽瞭一下後麵幾章,先記下做reference
評分比較遺憾的是,全書就單位的討論到改革時期沒有觸及必不可缺的政府機關、事業單位這些內容。
評分比較遺憾的是,全書就單位的討論到改革時期沒有觸及必不可缺的政府機關、事業單位這些內容。
評分此君果然是Michael Dutton的學生
Social Space and Governance in Urban China 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載