Negotiations and Impacts: Exploring Collective Action in China (2013)

Undergraduate: Michael Lau

Faculty Advisor: Pamela Jagger
Department: Public Policy

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Over the course of my summer, I explored the following two main projects with the non-profit, Partnerships for Community Development (PCD) through conducting interviews as a way to explore how collective action works in China. The mission behind PCD is to ¿work in partnership with disadvantaged communities and marginalized groups in China on capacity building for community-based development in a way that fosters self-reliance, reduces inequality, and respects local cultures and the environment¿ through the development of local development projects and initiatives in the areas of public health, environmental sustainability, and economic development. In summary, I have acquired a better understanding of the challenges in developing and implementing a project plans in Sichuan province. Additionally, I have also developed a better understanding of the importance in ensuring the involvement of the process of collective action in the development of these initiatives and projects.