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Remaking the CCP's ideology: determinants, progress, and limits under Hu Jintao
Neuformulierung der CCP-Ideologie: Determinanten, Fortschritt und Grenzen unter Hu Jintao
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Abstract Two decades after the predicted "end of ideology", we are observing a re-emphasis on party ideology under Hu Jintao. The paper looks into the reasons for and the factors shaping the re-formulation of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ideology since 2002 and assesses the progress and limits of this... view more
Two decades after the predicted "end of ideology", we are observing a re-emphasis on party ideology under Hu Jintao. The paper looks into the reasons for and the factors shaping the re-formulation of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ideology since 2002 and assesses the progress and limits of this process. Based on the analysis of recent elite debates, it is argued that the remaking of ideology has been the consequence of perceived challenges to the legitimacy of CCP rule. Contrary to many Western commentators, who see China’s successful economic performance as the most important if not the only source of regime legitimacy, Chinese party theorists and scholars have come to regard Deng Xiaoping's formula of performance-based legitimacy as increasingly precarious. In order to tackle the perceived "performance dilemma" of party rule, the adaptation and innovation of party ideology is regarded as a crucial measure to relegitimize CCP rule.... view less
Keywords
domination; future; determinants; government; socialism; legitimation; development; political system; conception; China; communist party; ideology
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Method
qualitative empirical; descriptive study; empirical
Free Keywords
Political Science; Communist system/ society; Ideology; Legitimacy; Contemporary
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 35-61
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 38 (2009) 3
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works