Chinese Politics

China’s economic-military ‘rise’ and political authoritarian governance dominate academic, journalistic, and official discourse about the world’s most populous country. This book however provides new analysis going beyond these concepts to a more balanced view that accounts for China’s needs in inte..

_x005F_x000D_ This book uses new empirical data to test how social capital works in different societies with diverse political-economic and cultural institutions. Taking a comparative approach, this study focuses on data from three very different societies, China, Taiwan and the United States, in or..

This book draws upon the personal stories of social entrepreneurs in China, as well as their supporters and beneficiaries, in order to examine what the rapid growth of social entrepreneurship reveals about China's complex and dynamic society in the 21st century. It discusses the historical, cultural..

Focusing on why social tensions have arisen despite economic prosperity and how the state is responding, this book presents rich, original data about many of the social challenges facing China, including rural-urban migration, unemployment, the health care crisis, rise of religion, desire for increa..

As we look to enter the second decade of the 21st century, Taiwan’s quest for identity remains the most contentious issue in the domestic arena of Taiwanese politics. From here, it spills over into the cross-Strait relationship and impacts on regional and global security. Whether Taiwan is a nation ..

Using an analytical framework which links China’s domestic political economy order and the global system, this book helps us to understand the China phenomenon more clearly. By focusing on the root cause of China's rise - namely the loop between the evolving China model and an evolving global govern..

The Chinese Army Today is a comprehensive study of all elements of the Chinese military, focusing on its ground forces to a degree not found in any other contemporary works. This new, revised edition has been fully updated to take account of recent changes in the institution...

The Chinese Army Today is a comprehensive study of all elements of the Chinese military, focusing on its ground forces to a degree not found in any other contemporary works. This new, revised edition has been fully updated to take account of recent changes in the institution...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is one of the largest and most powerful political organizations, and China’s rapid rise has allowed CCP to extend its influence throughout the globe. This book explores the CCP transformation as a form of "organizational emperor", and its ability to survive potentia..

_x005F_x000D_ This book looks at how NGOs, social organizations, business associations, trade unions, and religious associations interact with the state, and explore how social actors have negotiated the influence of the state at both national and local levels, and examines how a corporatist underst..

This unique collection of reworked and heavily illustrated essays, by one of the leading scholars of Chinese history, re-examines the relationship between the present day state and society in China...

This book offers an accessible, informative and up-to-date systemic analysis of the foreign policy of China.  It demonstrates how domestic factors have profoundly shaped China’s foreign policy, from the late Mao’s era to the reform era, presenting its argument through an in-depth analysis of major c..