Since the late 1970s China has undergone a great transformation, during which time the
country has witnessed an outpouring of competing schools of thought. This book analyzes …

This paper investigates the national narratives of young, urban Protestants in contemporary
China. Based on 100 interviews conducted in Beijing and Shenzhen, it argues that in …

Little is known about the political views of non-dissident Chinese intellectuals. For this book,
Émilie Frenkiel has been granted unprecedented access to the discussions of politically …

This dissertation takes a relational approach to the intellectual debates in contemporary
China by analyzing the formation of political ideas and crystallization of intellectual …

The publication of Charter 08 in China at the end of 2008 was a major event generating
headlines all over the world. It was widely recognized as the Chinese human rights …

Intellectual discourse on democracy has made important impacts on China's transformation
and the Chinese pursuit of democracy. There has been an intense divergence in …

Liberalism has had a long history in China. Western culture and ideas of liberty, equality,
and fraternity began influencing China about 200 years ago and continue to have a major …

After the death of Mao in 1976, the meaning of the Cultural Revolution became contested by
important political actors in the Chinese political arena. In 1981, the post-Mao Communist …

The tragic June 4th Crackdown on the Tiananmen Student Movement dealt a devastating
blow to the hope of China's democratization. In the 1980s, the majority of young Chinese …

Liberalism has a long history in China. Although poorly understood and inadequately
diffused before the market reform of the late 1970s, liberalism has become a dominant …