本文在個案研究的基礎上，分析了當代中國農民集體維權行動的動因、類型和基本途徑，認為農民的集體維權行動就是農民集體以合理合法或合理不合法等手段來抵制各種侵權的行動。維權行動可分三種類型：(1)農民與村幹部結盟的維權行動；(2)農民與地方官員結盟的維權行動；(3)農民與中央或中央政策「結盟」的維權行動。本文發現，制度性的和非制度性的政治參與方式都有可能成為各類維權行動的手段，農民首選的方式是制度性的政治參與渠道，主要包括人大代表提案、依法或依政策上訪上訴、新聞監督、同黨政官員接觸等。

　　　　　Based on findings from fieldwork, this paper analyzes the dynamics, types and channels of peasants' collective action to protect their right in contemporary rural China. It has been argued that the peasnts' collective action to protect their rights involves activities both by reasonable and legal means as well as reasonable yet illegal means. Such action can be distinguished into three categories; peasants protecting their rights in alliance with the village cadres; peasants protecting their rights in alliance with cadres of township and upper levels; peasants protecting their rights in alliance with central policy. It is found that institutional and non-institutional political participation have been employed in peasants' collective action to protect their rights. Priority has been given to the institutional channel including submitting petitions to local peole's congresses, lodging complaints, litigation accordig to law or relevant policies, seeking coverage by the media, and contacts with officials of the Party and government.