The Bo Xilai Scandal and China's Intellectuals
Date Issued
2012-11-29
Author(s)
Abstract
Sometimes one is so dazzled by China's economic performance that one forgets how important ideas and ideology are for the CCP's claim to legitimacy. While managerial merit is often invoked by the party's eulogists, party leaders rely more on ideas than performance when arguing that they constitute the best possible ruling elite. Furthermore, the emphasis placed on a monistic ideology that is assumedly true and exhaustive, and on their infallibility as interpreters of said ideology, makes China's party-state resemble what Piekalkiewicz and Penn called "ideocracy."
Language
English
Keywords
Intellectuals Bo Xilai Ideocracy Patron-Client Model
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
China Policy Institute, The University of Nottingham
Publisher place
UK
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Division(s)
Eprints ID
218364