Confucian Governmentality and Socialist Autocracy in Contemporary China
Author:   Chih-yu Shih (National Taiwan University)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529238914


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 May 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Confucian Governmentality and Socialist Autocracy in Contemporary China


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In October 2022, the 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) concluded, extending Xi Jinping's leadership indefinitely, which many view as a one-party dictatorship. Exploring Confucian and socialist principles, this book examines the relationship between the citizens and leaders in the Chinese autocracy. By applying a Foucauldian twist to a range of topics from discussing the politics of love and pandemic nationalism to analysing Xi's personality it challenges the binary of authoritarianism and democracy. Interdisciplinary in nature, it will appeal to scholars and students working in the fields of politics, international relations, culture studies and critical theory.

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Author:   Chih-yu Shih (National Taiwan University)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529238914


ISBN 10:   1529238919
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 May 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Introduction: Autocracy and Its People 1. People’s Hearts as the Regime of Regimes 2. Restoring Normalcy during Involution 3. Governing Hong Kong by Loving the Nation 4. Pandemic Nationalism from Wuhan to China - co-authored with Pichamon Yeophantong 5. Xi Jinping’s Quest for Acceptance 6. Relational Democracy of Confucianism 7. A Pluriversal Dialogue with Ubuntu - co-authored with Raoul Bunskoek Conclusion Appendix: The Diagrammatic Logic of Counter-governmentality

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""Chih-yu Shih's analysis offers fascinating insights into the philosophical foundations of Chinese politics. His combination of Confucian cosmology and Foucauldian governmentality explores the hidden layers of state-society relations in the era of Xi Jinping."" Nele Noesselt, University of Duisburg-Essen ""Chih-yu Shih develops very important arguments against binary understandings of politics, directing our attention to more complex governmentalities, without necessarily legitimising them."" Hartmut Behr, Newcastle University


"""Chih-yu Shih's analysis offers fascinating insights into the philosophical foundations of Chinese politics. His combination of Confucian cosmology and Foucauldian governmentality explores the hidden layers of state-society relations in the era of Xi Jinping."" Nele Noesselt, University of Duisburg-Essen ""Chih-yu Shih develops very important arguments against binary understandings of politics, directing our attention to more complex governmentalities, without necessarily legitimising them."" Hartmut Behr, Newcastle University"


Author Information

Chih-yu Shih is National Chair and University Chair in the Department of Political Science at National Taiwan University.

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