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China Journal | 2001

The Paradox of Analysing Elite Politics under Jiang

David Bachman

What has been missing in analyses of elite politics under Jiang Zemin are attempts to adduce the formal rules of the game or the norms of elite politics during Jiangs tenure and how those practices relate to the way elite politics was played out in the past and how these practices might evolve in the future. There are a number of reasons why elite politics has not been as central to thinking about Chinese politics as it was in the past. These include the relative lack of drama in elite politics; the still quite opaque and closed nature of elite political decision-making; and concerns, at least in the political science profession in the United States, that the study of elite politics is not sufficiently theoretical to merit appointments and promotions. As a result, systematic, sustained discussions and debates about the nature of Chinese elite politics have been rare to non-existent since the special China Journal issue of 1995. It is certainly true that politics under Jiang has not been characterized by the kinds of momentous (and often calamitous) developments associated particularly with Mao and to a lesser extent Deng. The Chinese political system, mirroring society at large, has become more complex, stratified and institutionalized than ever before in the history of the Peoples Republic of China. Aside from the grayness of Jiang-his total lack of charisma-the space for the dramatic in Chinese politics has significantly declined. Arguably only in the realms of changes to the political system and policy toward Taiwan is it possible to even imagine dramatic initiatives coming from above. In most other areas, basic trends have been established, and there seems to be a widely shared consensus within the Party elite: about the need to remain the ruling party; to protect Chinese sovereignty; to maintain social stability; to promote economic development; to modernize the military; and for China to be seen as a responsible member of the international community.


China Journal | 1996

Li Zhisui, Mao Zedong, and Chinese Elite Politics

David Bachman


China Journal | 2016

China’s Regional Relations: Evolving Foreign Policy Dynamics, by Mark Beeson and Fujian Li. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2014. x+254 pp. US

David Bachman


China Journal | 2015

59.95 (cloth).

David Bachman


China Journal | 2013

Leadership and Authority in China: 1895–1976, by Lawrence R. Sullivan. Plymouth: Lexington Books, 2012. xviii + 315 pp. US

David Bachman


China Journal | 2009

75.00/£44.95 (hardcover), US

David Bachman


China Journal | 2009

74.99/£44.95 (eBook).

David Bachman


China Journal | 2009

Playing Our Game: Why China’s Rise Doesn’t Threaten the West, by Edward S. Steinfeld. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. xiv + 265 pp. US

David Bachman


China Journal | 2007

27.95/£13.99 (paperback).

David Bachman


China Journal | 2007

China - U.S. Relations Transformed: Perspectives and Strategic Interactions [Book Review]

David Bachman

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