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China after Reform: The Ideological, Constitutional, and Organisational Makings of a New Era
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Abstract In late 2017, the Chinese Communist Party proclaimed the “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.” Most observers interpreted this step as just another update of the party’s ideological canon to accommodate Xi’s ambition to increase his personal power, following i... view more
In late 2017, the Chinese Communist Party proclaimed the “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.” Most observers interpreted this step as just another update of the party’s ideological canon to accommodate Xi’s ambition to increase his personal power, following in the footsteps of Mao Zedong. This contribution argues that we can achieve a better understanding of the claim about a “new era,” if this claim is analysed diachronically as an ongoing process of constructing “chrono-ideological narratives” that link past and future, as well as synchronically in the larger context of recent constitutional and organisational changes. It finds that the “new era” discourse might, in the longer term, have ramifications not only for China’s domestic politics but also for the country’s self-image in the international arena too.... view less
Keywords
China; communist party; ideology; party state; political power; constitutional amendment; organizational change
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Political System, Constitution, Government
Free Keywords
chrono-ideological narratives; restructuring of party and state organs
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 187-207
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 47 (2018) 3
Issue topic
State and Society under Xi Jinping
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed