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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
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| Author | Cabestan, Jean-Pierre |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| 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, 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. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/18681026221117287?download=true |
| Starting Page | 364 |
| Ending Page | 385 |
| Page Count | 22 |
| ISSN | 18681026 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 51 |
| Journal | Journal of Current Chinese Affairs (CCA) |
| e-ISSN | 18684874 |
| DOI | 10.1177/18681026221117287 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications UK |
| Publisher Date | 2023-01-04 |
| Publisher Place | London |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2022 |
| Subject Keyword | intra-party democracy election Chinese Communist Party democratic centralism party constitution |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science Political Science and International Relations Economics, Econometrics and Finance |
