Performative State
What does the state do when public expectations exceed its governing capacity? The Performative State shows how the state can shape public perceptions and defuse crises through the theatrical deployment of language, symbols, and gestures of good governance—performative governance.
Iza Ding unpacks the black box of street-level bureaucracy in China through ethnographic participation, in-depth interv...
What does the state do when public expectations exceed its governing capacity? The Performative State shows how the state can shape public perceptions and defuse crises through the theatrical deployment of language, symbols, and gestures of good governance—performative governance.
Iza Ding unpacks the black box of street-level bureaucracy in China through ethnographic participation, in-depth interv...
