Carolin Kautz
Nr. 154/155 (2020) Rezensionen 178–80 {:en}Daniel Koss: Where the Party Rules – The Rank and File of China’s Communist StateCambridge University Press, 2018. XVI + 391p. 74.99 GBP (hardback), 26.99 GBP (paperback), 28.00 USD (ebook) With his recently published monograph, Daniel Koss offers an important contribution to the study of authoritarianism. By using China and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as a case study, Koss analyses “the party’s role in the information architecture of … von by Carolin Kautz
Nr. 150/151 (2019) Konferenzen Conferences 123–25 {:de}Asien: Machtverschiebungen und soziale Strukturen – 9. Tagung der DGA- NachwuchsgruppeJena, 25. bis 27. Januar 2019 Die zweijährliche Tagung der Nachwuchsgruppe der DGA fand diesmal im Akademiehotel in Jena statt, wie immer unter der Leitung des SprecherInnenteams der Nachwuchsgruppe. Nach einleitenden Worten des SprecherInnenteams eröffneten Jari John und Felix Doege die Tagung mit dem ersten Panel zum Thema Wirtschaft, das von Prof. Doris Fischer kommentiert …von by Carolin Kautz
Nr. 149 (2018) Konferenzen Conferences 132–34 {:de}Jahrestagung 2018 des Arbeitskreises Sozialwissenschaftliche Chinafor- schung (ASC) der DGAUniversität Göttingen, 30. November – 1. Dezember 2018 Die diesjährige Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Sozialwissenschaftliche Chinaforschung (ASC) fand unter der Federführung von Sarah Eaton in Göttingen statt. Sie eröffnete die Tagung mit einleitenden Worten und übergab dann an Daniel Koss (Academia Sinica und Harvard University), der unter dem Titel „China’s Authoritarian Renaissance — and the Scholarly …von by Carolin Kautz
Nr. 148 (2018) Rezensionen 106–107 {:en}Minxin Pei: China’s Crony Capitalism – The Dynamics of Regime DecayCambridge, London: Harvard University Press, 2016. 376 S., 31,50 EUR With his recent work on China’s crony capitalism, Minxin Pei produces an extensive and detailed study on phenomena of corruption in present-day China. He does not solely focus on corruption as a phenomenon in general, but narrows his analysis on what he calls crony capitalism. … von by Carolin Kautz
Nr. 146 (2018) Rezensionen 142–44 {:en}Wu Chonghao: Regulating Government Ethics – An Underused Weapon in China’s Anti-Corruption CampaignCambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 314 S., 69,99 GBP In his recent publication “Regulating Government Ethics – An Underused Weapon in China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign”, Wu Chonghao participates in the discussion of a current topic, that is the anti-corruption efforts in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Wu analyses this topic from an angle that has … von by Carolin Kautz
Nr. 140 (2016) Rezensionen 152–53 {:en}Willy Wo-Lap Lam: Chinese Politics in the Era of Xi Jinping. Renaissance, Reform, or Retrogression?New York, Oxford: Routledge, 2015. XXIII +323 S., 85 GBP (cloth), 35 GBP (paper) With his recent publication Chinese Politics in the Era of Xi Jinping: Renaissance, Reform, or Retrogression?, Willy Lam is presenting the first book-length analysis in English of the political career of Xi Jinping, his rise to power and his ideological beliefs. … von by Carolin Kautz
Nr. 137 (2015) Asien Aktuell 77–89 {:de}Bürgerrechte und Zivilgesellschaft in China: Diskursive Rechtfertigungsstrategien im Schatten parteistaatlicher HegemonieOver the past few years the international media has reported on the increasing suppression of civil rights activists in China, with the crackdown severely reducing the space for the formulation of civil rights and civil society positions. Against this background this article examines discursive strategies used by members of the New Citizens’ Movement — a … von by Carolin Kautzund and Heike Holbig