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Voting and Values: Grassroots Elections in Rural and Urban China
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Abstract Authoritarian leaders often claim that they promote democratic institutions such as elections and democratic values. In China, the central propaganda often promotes the right and duty of citizens to vote in local elections as well as the importance of citizens’ input into the policy making process. ... view more
Authoritarian leaders often claim that they promote democratic institutions such as elections and democratic values. In China, the central propaganda often promotes the right and duty of citizens to vote in local elections as well as the importance of citizens’ input into the policy making process. However, there is often a gap between government rhetoric and reality. In this article, we use the China General Social Survey (CGSS) 2013 to evaluate the determinants of voting in local elections and democratic values (attitudes) in rural and urban China. The results show that respondents with higher education tend to have lower levels of democratic values and participate less in local elections, but respondents with only compulsory education are more likely to display democratic orientations and vote. This suggests the relative success as well as the limits of authoritarian democratic propaganda.... view less
Keywords
China; value-orientation; conception of democracy; local election; voter turnout; social factors; level of education; regional difference; Far East
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
democratic values; education; grassroots elections; 2013 China General Social Survey (CGSS)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 90-102
Journal
Politics and Governance, 6 (2018) 2
Issue topic
Authoritarianism in the 21st Century
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed