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The Chinese Communist Party’s Capacity to RuleThe Institutionalization of the Authoritarian Leadership in China

The Chinese Communist Party’s Capacity to Rule: The Institutionalization of the Authoritarian... [A core argument in this book, as established in the Introduction chapter, is that the institutionalization of power succession in China plays a key role in maintaining the CCP’s internal stability and its capability to maintain legitimacy. Leadership transitions have always been turbulent moments for authoritarian regimes (Clapham, 1988; Hughes and May, 1988). A challenging task for authoritarian regimes is to prevent the division between ruling elites during the process of power succession. Leadership transition rarely proceeds without violence in authoritarian regimes. Yet, owing to institutionalization, power succession in contemporary China has demonstrated a high degree of stability in the past two decades. This chapter studies the institutional development of the Chinese succession system and its impacts on party cohesion and legitimacy.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Chinese Communist Party’s Capacity to RuleThe Institutionalization of the Authoritarian Leadership in China

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Palgrave Macmillan UK
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
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978-1-349-57455-1
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153 –180
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10.1007/978-1-137-53368-5_6
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[A core argument in this book, as established in the Introduction chapter, is that the institutionalization of power succession in China plays a key role in maintaining the CCP’s internal stability and its capability to maintain legitimacy. Leadership transitions have always been turbulent moments for authoritarian regimes (Clapham, 1988; Hughes and May, 1988). A challenging task for authoritarian regimes is to prevent the division between ruling elites during the process of power succession. Leadership transition rarely proceeds without violence in authoritarian regimes. Yet, owing to institutionalization, power succession in contemporary China has demonstrated a high degree of stability in the past two decades. This chapter studies the institutional development of the Chinese succession system and its impacts on party cohesion and legitimacy.]

Published: Dec 10, 2015

Keywords: Ethnic Minority; Political Elite; Central Committee; Leadership Transition; Institutional Rule

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