Session Three: Agenda
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SYNOPSIS

On October 5, 2007, AEI convened the third “Tocqueville on China” working group. The session involved a series of presentations designed to elicit the role of nongovernmental organizations in Chinese society. Discussion was informed by Alexis de Tocqueville’s analysis of French and American civic associations.

Below is a brief synopsis of the presentations and the commentary that followed.

I. NGOs in China: An Overview
II. Classifying Chinese NGOs
III. The Influence of NGOs on Chinese Society
IV. Alexis De Tocqueville on Civic Associations
V. NGO Cooperation in China: The View from the Ground
VI. NGOs and China's Citizen Movement