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Review Essay: What Happened to the Study of China in Comparative Politics?
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Reny, Marie-Eve |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | In 1986, Kenneth Lieberthal observed that the study of China in the United States had had little effect on the evolution of political science. Over twenty years later, its impact on the core debates in comparative politics seems to have been no more significant. Why have some of the most influential books in the study of contemporary Chinese politics not been significant in the discipline of comparative politics? Based on a quantitative overview of forty-two comparative politics syllabi, my argument is twofold. First, China scholarship has isolated the study of Chinese politics by primarily publishing in area journals, building analyses around debates exclusive to Chinese politics, and generating knowledge with limited contemplation of its potential for generalization outside China. Second, comparative politics seems to have been caught in a “democratic prism,” which has impeded scholars' ability to adapt some of the debates to empirical changes associated with China's rise and development. |
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| Ending Page | 135 |
| Page Count | 31 |
| Starting Page | 105 |
| ISSN | 15982408 |
| e-ISSN | 22346643 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1598240800006962 |
| Journal | Journal of East Asian Studies |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2011-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal of East Asian Studies Area Studies Political Science China Studies Comparative Politics |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science Political Science and International Relations Development Economics and Econometrics |
