China is slowly laying a solid foundation upon which democracy can one day be built.
Democracy is not inevitable, but when scholars of the twenty-first century look back on the …

Western political scientists, regarding China as a nation-state like any other, commonly
classify it as a 'party-state'and as 'authoritarian'. Yet China's transition to modern statehood …

Buoyed by its creditor's hold on the United States and its ability to withstand the harsh winds
of recession blowing from across the Pacific, China has graduated in its own mind from an …

This past spring the world looked on in wonder as millions filled the streets of Beijing and 80
other Chinese cities, defying the Communist regime and demanding democracy. Epoch …

This volume presents a concise history of how China's Communist Party (CCP) selected a
new generation of leaders in late 2002 and why the individuals, in their late 40s and 50s …

China's journey into the twenty-first century is a dialectic of hope and fear. There has been a
triumphant mood in the country during the past two years. Several historic events—Beijing's …

This is the result of a collaborative effort between scholars from Europe, Asia, and the US.
The book argues that the central underlying theme of China's development trajectory in the …

Assessing China's adoption of capitalism and predicting its future have become enormously
daunting. On one hand, rapid economic growth, massive social transformations, and relative …

Faced with an overall crisis in China since the early 20th century, the Communist Party of
China has pursued a Party-centric path to modernising the country, thus delivering its …