The Party and the People: Chinese Politics in the 21st Century

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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 What Keeps the Party in Power?
	A Short Course on Communism in China
		Mao Zedong (1949–76): “It Is Right to Rebel”
		Deng Xiaoping (1978–92): “To Get Rich Is Glorious”
		Jiang Zemin (1992–2002): “Achieve a Moderately Prosperous Society”
		Hu Jintao (2002–12): “Achieve a Harmonious Society”
		Xi Jinping (2012–Present): The “China Dream”
	The Primacy of the Party
2 How Are Leaders Chosen?
	Village Elections
	Appointing and Promoting Local Leaders
	Selecting Central Leaders
	Getting to the Top
		Jiang Zemin (1989–2002)
		Hu Jintao (2002–12)
		Xi Jinping (2012–Present)
3 How Are Policies Made?
	The Mass Line in Theory and Practice
	Policy Making during Crises
	Fragmented Authoritarianism
	Local Policy Experiments
	Responding to the Public
		The War on Pollution
		Open Government Information
		Public Comments
		Representation in People’s Congresses
		Deliberative Democracy
	Grassroots Accountability
4 Does China Have a Civil Society?
	Does China Have a Civil Society?
	The CCP’s Changing Approach to Civil Society
	Local Patterns in the Management of Civil Society
	The Spectrum of NGOs in China
		Mass Organizations and Other GONGOs
		Registered Red NGOs
		Unregistered Gray NGOs
		Unregistered Black NGOs
	Further Constraints on Civil Society in China
		Societal Constraints
		International Constraints
		Internal Constraints
5 Do Political Protests Threaten Political Stability?
	Popular Protests in Post-Tiananmen China
		Protest Framing
		Forms of Protests
	The CCP’s Strategy for Managing Protests
		Hard Repression
		Soft Repression
		Negotiating Outcomes
		Preemptive Repression
		Protests as Feedback
		Changes under Xi
	The Impact of the Internet
	The Significance of Political Protest in Twenty-First-Century China
6 Why Does the Party Fear Religion?
	The Administration of Religion in China
	The Resurgence of Religion in Post-Mao China
	The Evolution of the Party’s Policy  toward Religion
	The Appeal of Religion in Contemporary China
	Informal Local Policies and Practices
	The Varying Experiences of Different Religions
		Protestantism
		Catholicism
		Islam
		Buddhism
		“Evil Cults”
7 How Nationalistic Is China?
	Is China Increasingly Nationalistic?
	Is the CCP the Source of Chinese Nationalism?
	Patriotic Education in Tibet and Xinjiang
	Chinese Nationalism vs. Hong Kong Identity
	Does the CCP Orchestrate Nationalist Protests for Its Own Purposes?
	Does Popular Nationalism Drive Chinese Foreign Policy?
8 Will China Become Democratic?
	Why We Should Expect Democratization in China
		Modernization Theory
		Compatibility of Democracy and Capitalism
		International Factors
	Why We Should Not Expect Democratization in China
		Durability of One-Party Regimes
		The CCP’s Adaptability
		Elite Unity
		Performance Legitimacy
		Popular Attitudes  toward Democracy
		CCP Opposition to Western- Style Democracy
	Regime Change Does Not Guarantee Democratization
	What to Watch For
Notes
	Chapter 1: What Keeps the Party in Power?
	Chapter 2: How Are Leaders Chosen?
	Chapter 3: How Are Policies Made?
	Chapter 4: Does China Have a Civil Society?
	Chapter 5: Do Political Protests Threaten Political Stability?
	Chapter 6: Why Does the Party Fear Religion?
	Chapter 7: How Nationalistic Is China?
	Chapter 8: Will China Become Democratic?
Bibliography
Index