Inklings of Democracy in China

Ogden, Suzanne

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“…They thus acquire some collective force, as Zhou Xuegang argues [134]. A trio of 41 Wang Xu [121]; Mayling Birney [122]; Cai Yongshun [123] 42 See China and Democracy: Reconsidering the Prospects for a Democratic China [128]; Suzanne Ogden [129]; Bruce Gilley [130]; What if China Doesn't Democratize? Implications for War and Peace [131], authors has similarly shown that religious groups, which are often illegal or unregistered but not actively repressed, have similar effects over time [135].…”

Section: Political Equalitymentioning

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Chinese Political Studies: Overview of the State of the Field

White

2009

J OF CHIN POLIT SCI

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The range of questions of interest to scholars of Chinese politics has changed slowly over recent decades, but the depth of empirical probes to answer them has quickly improved. One reason is the rise of China-born and ChineseAmerican researchers. Another is greater access to local information in China after the start of reforms there. Future developments in this field are likely to enrich current American political science, which will require fresh methods for adequate study of the planet's most populous polity. Keywords China . Chinese Political Studies . State of Field . 2000s . Reforms Marxist ideology and official planning weakened the state? Do these changes bode not just a stronger China eventually (after the 2009 recession), but also a stronger Beijing? Is the Party ending, and what might follow it? How is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) maintaining itself? Under what conditions, if any, might China's elite adopt a liberal regime type?

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Section: Political Equalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Chinese Political Studies: Overview of the State of the Field

White

2009

J OF CHIN POLIT SCI

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“…Village self-government has been regarded as one of the important political developments in the Chinese countryside since late 1980s [37,39,40,50,55,59]. Village self-government took place initially as villagers' self-initiated efforts at the grassroots level to fill out political vacuum after decommunization [32,57,63].…”

Section: State Of Village Governancementioning

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Why Village Election Has Not Much Improved Village Governance

Tan

2010

J OF CHIN POLIT SCI

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Village elections have been implemented throughout China for more than a decade. Much improvement has been made in the institutionalization of village elections. However, village election is widely viewed as producing little effect on village governance. What has been perceived as electoral achievement has yet to be translated into improving the way villages are governed. Why has village election remained largely irrelevant to effective village self-government? This paper intends to answer the question by examining some causal factors responsible for ineffective village governance. Specifically, this paper looks at the dysfunctional village governance structure, township re-assertiveness over villages, and the village dualleadership factor. This paper proposes a new governing model that incorporates major village players to ensure that village elections will lead to effective village governance in the countryside.Democratic election is generally believed to be closely linked to responsive governance, although it does not necessarily have a causal-effect relationship. Much of it depends also on other institutional and cultural factors such as legal systems and civic culture. Village elections have been implemented throughout China for more than a decade. Much improvement has been made in the institutionalization of village elections. Village elections have now been conducted regularly every three years, and villagers' awareness of democratic rights and election rules have been enhanced with each round of village elections.However, village election is widely viewed as producing little effect on village governance. What has been perceived as electoral achievement has yet to be J OF CHIN POLIT SCI (2010) 15:153-167

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“…She faulted Indian government for failing to solve social problems and credited the Chinese state for carrying out policies in the long-term interest of the population. 18 As far as quickly lifting the population out of poverty is concerned, the Chinese state has been more effective than the Indian state. From 1981 to 2001 the percentage of the population in poverty declined by about 40% in China, doubling that in India in the same period.…”

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Uneven Opening of China's Society, Economy, and Politics: pro-growth authoritarian governance and protests in China

Lai¹

2010

Journal of Contemporary China

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The model of China's development has attracted worldwide and indeed China has undergone great transformation in the reform era. This article evaluates China's model of development especially the main defining component, i.e., China's model of governance. It suggests that China's model of development is marked by an imbalance between fast opening of the economy and the society and sluggish opening of the political system. The Chinese society has become much more open, reflected in the Chinese growing awareness of their legal rights. The Chinese economy has become highly internationalized and open. But much of Chinese politics is closed. China's governance, a major component of China's model of development, can be regarded as pro-growth authoritarianism. The Chinese state is effective in opening up the economy, promoting reform, and generating economic growth. Nevertheless, the Chinese state offers weak protection of people's rights and ineffectual mitigation of social grievances. These imbalances help produce social protests. A viable solution requires faster opening of the political process and greater respects for interests of the society and its members.

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Inklings of Democracy in China

Cited by 46 publications

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Chinese Political Studies: Overview of the State of the Field

Chinese Political Studies: Overview of the State of the Field

Why Village Election Has Not Much Improved Village Governance

Uneven Opening of China's Society, Economy, and Politics: pro-growth authoritarian governance and protests in China

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