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Book SynopsisThe Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the largest and one of the most powerful, political organizations in the world today, which has played a crucial role in initiating most of the major reforms of the past three decades in China. Chinaâs rapid rise has enabled the CCP to extend its influence throughout the globe, but the West remains uncertain whether the CCP will survive Chinaâs ongoing socio-economic transformation and become a democratic country.
With rapid socio-economic transformation, the CCP has itself experienced drastic changes. Zheng Yongnian argues that whilst the concept of political party in China was imported, the CCP is a Chinese cultural product: it is an entirely different breed of political party from those in the West - an organizational emperor, wielding its power in a similar way to Chinese emperors of the past. Using social and political theory, this book examines the CCPâs transformation in the reform era, and how it is now struggling to maintain the co
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"This book is ideal reading for scholars interested in political science, Chinese politics, and the CCP. It is also valuable for those looking for an overview of the historical development of the CCP."- Fidy Xiangxing Hong, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong; Journal of Chinese Political Science (2012) 17
Table of Contents1. Bringing the Chinese Communist Party Back In 2. The Chinese Communist Party as Organizational Emperor: identity, culture and politics 3. From Individual to Organization: the transformation of the emperorship 4. Elite Politics and Power Succession: institutions, rules, and norms 5. The Party Domination of the State 6. Hegemonization over Social Forces: domination and legitimacy 7. The CCP Party School: discourse, action and hegemony 8. The Organizational Emperorship, Transformation and China’s Democratic Future
