An Analysis of the Diverse Forms of Public Advocacy in China
China Development Brief
March 2013
Foreword
"Allowing the voiceless to have a voice, and those with a voice to multiply." This slogan is a mantra for our age and a development consensus brought about by the reforms. It describes a social function that the media needs to take on, and an aim to be promoted by civil society organizations and public-spirited citizens. The last few years have seen the emergence of diverse forms of advocacy in the public sphere. In this report, we have selected some public advocacy actions and events carried out by NGOs, media, representatives of marginalized groups, and individual citizens and netizens. These groups and individuals address a variety of topics and events, using multiple perspectives, strategies and methods to promote changes in our system and environment in the name of good governance and justice. Together, they constitute a civil society developing through rights-based advocacy.
This report is not an academic study in the strict sense of the word, but rather uses selected case studies to make observations about the development of public advocacy in China over the last few years. We hope to start from the notion of rights-based advocacy to provide a guide for observing the development of civil society for both researchers and activists.
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