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Rationalising stability preservation through Mao's not so invisible hand
Rationalisierung der Gewährleistung von Stabilität durch Maos nicht so unsichtbare Hand
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Abstract This paper considers the process of constructing the official discourse of 'weiwen' (stability preservation) in the policing arena in the first decade of the 21st century. It focuses on the pivotal period after 2003 when policing priorities were shifted from 'striking hard' at serious crime to pursu... view more
This paper considers the process of constructing the official discourse of 'weiwen' (stability preservation) in the policing arena in the first decade of the 21st century. It focuses on the pivotal period after 2003 when policing priorities were shifted from 'striking hard' at serious crime to pursuing 'weiwen' to contain burgeoning protests and civil dissent, as a move to maintain stability in the early to mid-years of the Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao harmonious society era. We observe how Mao has been central in this process. Stability preservation operations have been rationalised through Maoist ideology using some staples of Maoist discourse, particularly 'social contradictions', and policing authorities have adopted key methodological aspects of Maoist campaign-style policing to embed this new 'weiwen' focus in the everyday agendas of policing, while ever more 'mass incidents' disrupt the maintenance of stability in China.... view less
Keywords
social stability; repression; Mao Tse-tung; public opinion; human rights; political stability; party state; political system; protest; civil rights; domestic security; China
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
stability preservation; weiwen; policing; social contradiction
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 51-77
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 42 (2013) 2
Issue topic
Preserving stability: process, dimensions and ideological exercise
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works