Many observers predicted the collapse of the Chinese Communist Party following the
Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, and again following the serial collapse of …

This book investigates the new representation unfolding in Chinese local congresses.
Drawing qualitative fieldwork and data analysis from original surveys of 5,130 township …

Pervasive surveillance in modern society has raised mounting debates, which are largely
concentrated on the ethical dimension and lack sociological examination. Drawing on …

Why did the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not follow the failure of the communist regimes
in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union? This book examines this question by studying two …

" Political parties are pivotal institutions, in democratic and authoritarian contexts alike.
Almost all seventy-one non-democracies, in 2015 governing 44% of the world population …

Libman and Obydenkova reveal how legacies of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
(CPSU) have survived in the politics, economic development, culture, and society of post …

Electricity is a basic requirement for a modern economy, and transmission grids at the center
of transition to a low-carbon power system. They are the principal means to integrate large …

The term neijuan (in English 'involution') has captured feelings of perpetual competition and
anxiety among university students in China preparing for their post‐graduation careers. In …

Besides Foucault's own focus on liberal contexts, the relatively limited application of his
thoughts in illiberal countries may also result from the misunderstanding of power. The …

As a nation makes the transition from communism to democracy or another form of
authoritarianism, its regime must construct not only new political institutions, but also a new …