Anu Press
Political and Social Control in China: The Consolidation of Single-Party Rule
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- Ben Hillman
- Anu Press
- Paperback
- 9781760466190
- 9.21 X 6.14 X 0.67 inches
- 0.99 pounds
- Political Science > Political Process - Political Parties
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
During the past decade Xi Jinping has reasserted the Chinese Communist Party's dominance of state and society, tightening political and social controls to consolidate the Party's monopoly on political power in China. This volume brings leading China experts together to examine the changing mechanics of authoritarian rule in China, and the Party's systematic efforts to neutralise potential threats. The book examines critical but little understood changes to the architecture of state, which enables more effective top-down rule and the efficient operation of an increasingly professional bureaucracy. It also explores the policies and mechanisms the Party has used to squash dissent and prevent criticisms. This volume will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand how the CCP has consolidated its rule at home and how it relates to the Party's global ambitions for China's great national rejuvenation.
Author Bio
Ben Hillman is a political scientist, public policy researcher and advisor. His research examines policies and mechanisms for promoting political inclusion and safeguarding minority rights. Ben also specializes in political development, public policy and public administration in China.
Ben is author or editor of seven books, including a monograph on local politics in China Patronage and Power published by Stanford University Press (2014), an edited volume on Ethnic Protest and Conflict in Tibet and Xinjiang published by Columbia University Press (2016), an edited volume on the China Dream published by ANU Press (2020) and a collection of essays on authoritarian rule in China (World Scientific Press, 2022). He is currently working on a new book about the Communist Party of China.
Ben is Co-Editor of The China Journal, which is published by University of Chicago Press. He is also an Editor at East Asia Forum, and head of the Politics, Policy and Society Research Program at the Australian Centre on China in the World.
Education
- PhD in Politics and International Relations (ANU)
- BA Hons. Asian and International Studies (Griffith)
- BA Political Science and Asian Studies (Murdoch)
Source: Australian National University
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