The excellent articles in this eye-opening volume offer the analyses of diverse but extremely well-informed scholarship on these most vital matters. This book is a must read for anyone seeking to comprehend these most profound questions about how Chinese political studies has developed and where it is heading. —Edward Friedman, University of Wisconsin, Madison
A thought-provoking collection that draws together Chinese and western scholars to ruminate about the field of Chinese politics. This book shows us how research is changing, how area and disciplinary approaches can support each other, and how “indigenous” and western concepts can deepen the study of Chinese politics. —Kevin J. O'Brien, University of California, Berkeley
"This book
fills a crying need for a
readable yet thorough text
on Chinese politics that
provides a clear analysis
and description of the
Chinese political process
itself while also putting it
in a comparative context.
Guo's work describes the
formal structure and
informal workings of the
Chinese political system,
with attention to the
Chinese cultural and Marxist
ideological backgrounds,
showing the relevance of the
study of Chinese politics to
more general empirical
theories in political
science."
—Peter
Moody is Professor of
Political Science at The
University of Notre Dame in
South Bend, Indiana.
"This
textbook is an excellent
example of combining
theories of Chinese
political studies with
comprehensions of PRC
political practices. It is
written with insights
penetrating into the essence
of the Chinese political
system and perspectives
positioning this system in
the comparative contexts of
world communism and
international politics — its
depth has reached an
admirable level of
scholarship."
—Guoguang
Wu, Professor of Political
Science and Chair in China
and Asia-Pacific Relations,
University of Victoria,
Canada.
"State-society relations have changed in important ways in
recent years, and various sorts of non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) are emerging. Do these NGOs mean that
'civil society' is developing? What does 'civil society' mean in
the context of China? Are these new NGOs improving governance in
China? What do they mean about the future development of
state-society relations? Jianxing Yu, Sujian Guo, and their
contributors explore these questions in this timely and
important book."—Joseph Fewsmith, professor of International
Relations and Political Science and director of Boston
University Center for the Study of Asia
"Scholars have long hotly debated how theoretical and conceptual
understandings of civil society can apply to China. This book
does not seek to come up with one single Western or Chinese
answer to the problem, but rather attempts to understand how the
interaction of state and society solves important problems of
public policy and public goods provision in China. By looking at
the intersection of governance and social participation, the
authors provide valuable insights into state-society relations
in a changing institutional environment."—Gunter Schubert,
professor and chair of Greater China Studiesn at University of
Tübingen
'The
focus of this work is on the problem of 'governance,' the
effective exercise of authority over society and society's
acknowledgement of that authority, an issue of both practical
and intellectual current relevance. The book is certainly timely
now.' - Peter R. Moody, Professor of Political Science,
University of Notre Dame, USA
'To what extent can power be legitimized by governance that is
good, though not democratic in procedural terms? This volume
gives answers from a mostly Chinese perspective and will
certainly trigger much debate among scholars interested in
China's evolving state-society relationship.' - Gunter
Schubert, Chair of Greater China Studies, University of
Tuebingen, Germany
"This collection of essays sheds new light
not just on the potential for democratic rule in China, but also
on sources of legitimacy that do not fit neatly in the dichotomy
between "good" democratic and "bad" authoritarian regime types.
Highly recommended reading for anybody concerned about the
theory and practice of Chinese politics and what it can offer to
the rest of the world."—Daniel Bell, Tsinghua University
(Beijing) and Jiaotong University (Shanghai)
"Thirty Years of
China–U.S. Relations is a thought-provoking collection that
will prod even informed readers to rethink some of their most
basic premises about Chinese foreign policy."—Edward
Friedman, University of Wisconsin
"This collection of essays by both well-established and younger
scholars, mainly from China and elsewhere in east Asia, provides
substantively rich and theoretically informed perspectives on
the development of relations between China and the United States
in the three decades since normalization; it is especially
timely now when Sino-American relations and perhaps world
history generally have reached a new turning point."—Peter R.
Moody, Jr., University of Notre Dame
"The
U.N. Climate Conference in Copenhagen made clear that the fate
of the planet rests in large part on the environmental policies
of two superpowers, China and the United States. This volume
could not be more timely with its analysis and comparison of
environmental policy in China and the United States."—Carlos
Davidson, San Francisco State University
"The strength of this book lies in the contributors' shared and
genuine attempt to explore the potential of mutual learning in
environmental protection between the United States and China.
The comparative case studies included in the volume are coherent
as a whole, and highly relevant to the field of environmental
politics individually."—Fengshi Wu, Chinese University of
Hong Kong
This book
looks at the success of China and its surrounding territories of
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau and asks the question "What is
Chinese globalization?". The contributors in this volume look to
answer this question by examining China's role both in its
immediate sphere of influence and in the greater world. In doing
so, the contributors argue that its push to globalize has had as
much effect on the country itself, both politically and
culturally, as it has had on the world. The contributors further
the argument by analyzing China's influence on the rising
nations in Africa and Latin America, before ending the book with
a comparative analysis between it and the historic rise and fall
of influence of its European counterparts.
The concept “harmonious world” has
become new principles and goals of Chinese foreign policy
under the fourth generation leadership. But, the question
remains about the exact meanings of these principles and
slogans, and their policy implications for Chinese foreign
policy behavior. This is the first edited volume that
attempts to address this significant question, and its
insightful contributions would help this academic field
understand new dimensions of Chinese foreign policy and
their implications for China’s relations with the world.
This book examines the new concept of
“building harmonious society” proposed by the Chinese
leadership under Hu Jintao, its important implications for
the future of Chinese political development, and some
major issues and questions in China’s academic and public debate on the search for a
harmonious society.
A topical examination of some of the most recent developments in Chinese politics. Featuring a roster of international scholars, the book
comprises an assortment of essays focusing on a particular dimension or specific issue of political culture, political economy, foreign policy, environmental and social challenges...
An in-depth analysis of China's new place in international affairs. Taking Hu Jintao's proposal for "peaceful development" as a starting point, the contributors in this volume examine the new trends of thought in the fourth generation of Chinese policymakers...
This edited volume looks at China in the twenty-first century from a holistic perspective. Each of the ten authors emphasizes a particular dimension of politics, political economy, political culture and foreign policy focusing on a specific issue within the broader dimension...
The author conducts a comparative study of
the political economy of the transition from communism in East
and Southeast Asian countries (China, North Korea, Vietnam,
Laos and Cambodia), addressing the key theoretical questions
generated from the debate between shock-therapists and
gradualists...
(Review
by DPR)
This comprehensive and timely study examines the conditions and challenges of China's 'peaceful rise' and addresses the central question of whether it is possible for China to 'rise peacefully' in the 21st century, bearing in mind the implications for China and the rest of the world...
The author seeks to reconstruct a plausible macro-model in conceptual and comparative terms for defining "regime identity" and assessing the nature of regime change. Professor Guo then applies the model to the study of regime change in post-Mao China and reevaluates post-Mao changes across the five major empirical aspects of regime change (political, ideological, economic, legal, and social) and the most critical dimensions of each.
