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Organisation and (lack of) democracy in the Chinese Communist Party: a critical reading of the successive iterations of the party constitution
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Abstract There has always been a lack of democratic life in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Former CCP Secretary General Hu Jintao attempted in the first decade of the twenty-first century to promote reform, including a revision of the party constitution, aimed at enhancing "intra-party democracy" (党内民主, ... mehr
There has always been a lack of democratic life in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Former CCP Secretary General Hu Jintao attempted in the first decade of the twenty-first century to promote reform, including a revision of the party constitution, aimed at enhancing "intra-party democracy" (党内民主, dangnei minzhu). However, Xi Jinping has put on hold this plan, fully restoring the verticality of the institution where it may have been weakened. This article has three objectives. First, it compares the successive versions or iterations of the CCP constitution in the last 100 years and analyses all the changes related to democratic centralism, elections, and democracy that have been introduced. Then, it assesses Hu's reforms and their failure. Finally, it explains why the CCP cannot reform and democratise as long as it remains a party-state and China remains a one-party system.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
China; kommunistische Partei; Parteipolitik; Einparteiensystem; demokratischer Zentralismus; historische Entwicklung
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
Innerparteiliche Demokratie; Innerparteiliche Entwicklungen; Innerparteiliche Willensbildung/Entscheidung; Innerverbandliche Demokratie; Parteiwahlen; Politische Partei; Satzung/Geschäftsordnung; Zhong guo gong chan dang
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2022
Seitenangabe
S. 364-385
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 51 (2022) 3
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)