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In Remodeling Democracy, Zhongyuan Wang argues that the Chinese Communist Party uses formal democratic institutions to sustain its rule. These institutions combined with the Party's leadership and the rule of law form a "socialist democracy" that serves as an alternative to liberal democracy.
List of contents
Chapter 1¿ Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2¿ Research Design and Methodologies
Chapter 3¿ Institutional Design and Development of Chinese Congress
Chapter 4¿ Playing by the Rules: How China's Party Regime Manufactures Certainties in Direct Congressional Elections
Chapter 5¿ Closing the Window of Opportunity¿ The Party Regime's Adapted Strategies for Managing Independent Candidates
Chapter 6¿ Engineering Representation¿Mobilized Representation in Chinese Local Congresses
Chapter 7¿ Conditions for Regime Consolidation by Elections
Chapter 8¿ Conclusion and Looking Forward
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By Zhongyuan Wang
Summary
In Remodeling Democracy, Zhongyuan Wang argues that the Chinese Communist Party uses formal democratic institutions to sustain its rule. These institutions combined with the Party’s leadership and the rule of law form a “socialist democracy” that serves as an alternative to liberal democracy.
