Part B The Institutional Structure of the Communist Party-State
(4) 16.11.2018: The Chinese Communist PartyGuiding Question: Describe the role of CCP within the Chinese political system. How can it stabilize the ruling of the Chinese authoritarian regime?Required Reading:- Saich, T. (2015). Governance and politics of China. Macmillan International Higher Education, ch 4.- Landry, Pierre F. (2008). Decentralized Authoritarianism in China: The Communist Party’s Control of Local Elites in the Post-Mao Era. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 1-25. (5) 23.11.2018: The Fragmented StateGuiding Question: The Chinese state would usually be classified as a fragmented state.Explain the rationale behind. What are the benefits and challenges that would arise in this kind of state configuration?Required Reading:- Joseph, W. A. (Ed.). (2014). Politics in China: an introduction. Oxford University Press, USA, ch 6.- Mertha, A. C. (2005). China’s “soft” centralization: shifting tiao/kuai authority relations. The China Quarterly, 184, 791-810. (6) 30.11.2018: Central-Local RelationGuiding Question: Why would local government disobey the command of the central government? How would this behavior affect the policy implementation process?Required Reading:- Saich, T. (2015). Governance and politics of China. Macmillan InternationalHigher Education, ch 6.- Zhou, X. (2010). The institutional logic of collusion among local governments inChina. Modern China, 36(1), 47-78. (7) 07.12.2018: Legal InstitutionsGuiding Question: What are the functions of legal institutions in the Chinese political system? Do you think these legal institutions can promote rule of law?Required Reading:- Joseph, W. A. (Ed.). (2014). Politics in China: an introduction. Oxford University Press, USA, ch 7.- Ginsburg, T., & Moustafa, T. (2008). Rule by law: the politics of courts in authoritarian regimes. Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 1-22. Part C State-Society Relation (8) 14.12.2018: Government-Capital RelationshipGuiding Question: Although it may seem contradictory, quite a number of capitalists are CCP members. Why would CCP adopt this kind of cooptation strategy? What are the pros and cons of this strategy?Required Reading:- Saich, T. (2015). Governance and politics of China. Macmillan International Higher Education, ch 9.- Dickson, B. J. (2007). Integrating wealth and power in China: the Communist Party’s embrace of the private sector. The China Quarterly, 192, 827-854. (9) 21.12.2018: Civil Society Guiding Question: In the past few decades, there has been massive development of civic associations. Do you think one can classify this phenomenon as the emergence of “civil society” in the Western sense? If yes, why? If no, why not?Required Reading:- Saich, T. (2015). Governance and politics of China. Macmillan International Higher Education, ch 7.- Hasmath, R., & Hsu, J. (2008). NGOs in China: Issues of good governance and accountability. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 30(1), 29-39. (10) 11.01.2019: Contentious Politics Guiding Question: How is it possible for social unrest to happen in China? What are the common tactics employed by activists?Required Reading:- Saich, T. (2015). Governance and politics of China. Macmillan International Higher Education, ch 8.- Chen, X. (2012). Social protest and contentious authoritarianism in China. Cambridge University Press, ch 1
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