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 challe...
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Introduction: Autocracy and Its People
1. People’s Hearts as the Regime of Regimes
2. Restoring Normalcy during Involution
3. Governing Hong Kong by Lo...
Circa l’autore
Chih-yu Shih is National Chair and University Chair in the Department of Political Science at National Taiwan University.