The Communist Party of China's transition from a revolutionary party to a ruling party has
been accompanied by challenges to its legitimacy owing to issues of corruption and poor …

Whereas China is ruled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), it is the central
government, or the State Council, that implements most Party policies, deals with the …

Many studies of government in China either simply describe the political institutions or else
focus, critically, on the weaknesses of the system, such as corruption or the absence of …

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held in 2012, the
Central Committee with Xi Jinping as general secretary has led the whole Party and the …

With the passing of the old generation of revolutionaries, China's politics is entering a new
era that belongs to the Jiang Zemin-centered third generation of leadership. Will the new …

More important, global governance has been evolving from a Western undertaking into one
featuring increasing EastWest col laboration, especially between China and the West. And …

In the autumn of 2012, the Communist Party of China (CPC) will hold its 18th Party
Congress. These five-yearly rituals always offer a good opportunity for foreign scholars and …

Over the broad sweep of its civilisational history, China's most remarkable achievement has
arguably been in the realm of government. As if conforming to an iron law of history, most …

Governed by the world's largest political party in the world's longest-ruling communist
regime, the People's Republic of China is undergoing a transitional period of rapid …