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Article: Top-level reform or bottom-up revolution?

TitleTop-level reform or bottom-up revolution?
Authors
Issue Date2013
Citation
Journal of Democracy, 2013, v. 24, n. 1, p. 41-48 How to Cite?
AbstractThis essay examines two sharply contrasting and controversial perspectives on China's near- to medium-term future: top-level reform and bottom-up revolution. The essay highlights the ongoing Chinese discourse in three key areas: the impact of the Bo Xilai crisis on China's political trajectory, possible triggers for sociopolitical uprising, and new initiatives and institutional safeguards with which the CCP leadership may open the way to systemic change. By first presenting an empirical and conceptual critique of "authoritarian resilience," a predominant view in overseas studies of Chinese politics, this essay then examines the inherent vulnerability in China's one-party system and the system's failed claim for meritocracy in elite recruitment. China's future will hinge on the dynamic between the fear of revolution and the hope for political reform. © 2013 National Endowment for Democracy and The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/335225
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dc.contributor.authorLi, Cheng-
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-17T08:24:05Z-
dc.date.available2023-11-17T08:24:05Z-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Democracy, 2013, v. 24, n. 1, p. 41-48-
dc.identifier.issn1045-5736-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/335225-
dc.description.abstractThis essay examines two sharply contrasting and controversial perspectives on China's near- to medium-term future: top-level reform and bottom-up revolution. The essay highlights the ongoing Chinese discourse in three key areas: the impact of the Bo Xilai crisis on China's political trajectory, possible triggers for sociopolitical uprising, and new initiatives and institutional safeguards with which the CCP leadership may open the way to systemic change. By first presenting an empirical and conceptual critique of "authoritarian resilience," a predominant view in overseas studies of Chinese politics, this essay then examines the inherent vulnerability in China's one-party system and the system's failed claim for meritocracy in elite recruitment. China's future will hinge on the dynamic between the fear of revolution and the hope for political reform. © 2013 National Endowment for Democracy and The Johns Hopkins University Press.-
dc.languageeng-
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dc.titleTop-level reform or bottom-up revolution?-
dc.typeArticle-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1353/jod.2013.0018-
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dc.identifier.volume24-
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dc.identifier.spage41-
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