Shizheng Feng

Social Governance and Political Order in Contemporary China (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the conflict and coordination between social development and political order in social governance, this book investigates the causes, evolution, and manifestations of such tensions in contemporary China, combining both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

It has always been a complicated issue for social governance in China to maintain a balanced and benign interaction between social development and political order: Strong leadership from the state can foster robust social development, which can itself pose challenges to the existing political order. To approach this paradox, this book first discusses the entanglement of law and politics in China's social governance, embodied by state legitimacy of the state and its governance. It then examines institutional changes through analyzing the relationship between market mechanisms and planned systems, as well as the petitioning system, a unique political setup in China. By examining arbitrariness in the practice of Mao Zedong's theory on two types of contradictions, the author uncovers the characteristics and political basis of China's approach to resolving social conflict.

This title is essential reading for scholars and students studying sociology and political science, especially those interested in social governance in China and contemporary Chinese politics.

Shizheng Feng is Professor and Dean of the School of Sociology and Population Studies at Renmin University of China. His research areas include political sociology, historical sociology, social governance and state-making, and political order in China's social transformation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000821925
• Artikelnr.: 67770285

Autorenporträt

Shizheng Feng is Professor and Dean of the School of Sociology and Population Studies at Renmin University of China. His research areas include political sociology, historical sociology, social governance and state making, and political order in China's social transformation.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Paradox of Transformation in Contemporary China 2. The
Rule of Law, Politics and China's Modernization 3. Revolution, Governance
and National Movement 4. The State, Markets and Institutional Changes Since
Reform 5. The Formation, Evolution and Reform of the Petitioning System 6.
Governance of the Logic of People's Politics and Social Conflicts: The
Historical Practice of the Theory of Two Types of Contradictions 7.
Conclusion: New Development Stage and New Social Governance