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The Party and the People

Chinese Politics in the 21st Century

Bruce J. Dickson

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How the Chinese Communist Party maintains its power by both repressing and responding to its people

Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained unrivaled control over the country, persisting even in the face of economic calamity, widespread social upheaval, and violence against its own people. Yet the party does not sustain dominance through repressive tactics alone—it pairs this with surprising responsiveness to the public. The Party and the People explores how this paradox has helped the CCP endure for decades, and how this balance has shifted increasingly toward repression under the rule of President Xi Jinping.

Delving into the tenuous binary of repression and responsivity, Bruce Dickson illuminates numerous questions surrounding the CCP’s rule: How does it choose leaders and create policies? When does it allow protests? Will China become democratic? Dickson shows that the party’s dual approach lies at the core of its practices—repression when dealing with existential, political threats or challenges to its authority, and responsiveness when confronting localized economic or social unrest. The state answers favorably to the demands of protesters on certain issues, such as local environmental hazards and healthcare, but deals harshly with others, such as protests in Tibet, Xinjiang, or Hong Kong. With the CCP’s greater reliance on suppression since Xi Jinping’s rise to power in 2012, Dickson considers the ways that this tipping of the scales will influence China’s future.

Bringing together a vast body of sources, The Party and the People sheds new light on how the relationship between the Chinese state and its citizens shapes governance.

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Cultural Revolution, Welfare, Buddhism, Martial law, 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Government of China, Policy, Chinese nationalism, Politburo, Xinjiang, Failed state, Civil society, Economic development, Socialism with Chinese characteristics, Politics of China, Economic liberalization, Protest, Public comment, Authoritarianism, Party secretary, Communist state, Government, Hu Jintao, Deng Xiaoping, Democratization, Accountability, Economic growth, Political party, National People's Congress, Regime change, Legitimacy (political), Term limit, Private sector, Mass line, Zhao Ziyang, Governance, Career, Communist Party of China, Democracy in China, Beijing, Central Committee, Institution, Xi Jinping, Politics, China, Maoism, Paramount leader, Foreign policy, Politician, Activism, Leninism, Political campaign, Pollution, Liberalization, National security, Incumbent, Jiang Zemin, Mao Zedong, Case study, Online consultation, Urbanization, Central government, Ideology, Public security, Non-governmental organization, Chinese economic reform, Party leader, Capitalism, Employment, Dissident