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The return of ideology : the search for regime identities in postcommunist Russia and China / Cheng Chen.
UMPEBC University of Michigan Press eBooks Available online
UMPEBC University of Michigan Press eBooks- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chen, Cheng, 1976-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952---Political and social views.
- Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-.
- Ideology--Russia (Federation).
- Ideology--China.
- Post-communism--Russia (Federation).
- Post-communism.
- Institution building.
- Ideology.
- Political and social views.
- Russia (Federation).
- Post-communism--China.
- Institution building--China.
- Political leadership--Russia (Federation).
- Political leadership.
- Political leadership--China.
- China.
- Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-.
- Politics and government.
- China--Politics and government--2002-.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 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 political ideology that can guide policy and provide a sense of mission. The new ideology is crucial for legitimacy at home and abroad, as well as the regime's long-term viability. In The Return of Ideology, Cheng Chen compares post-communist regimes, with a focus on Russia under Putin and post-Deng China, investigating the factors that affect the success of an ideology-building project and identifies the implications for international affairs. Successful ideology-building requires two necessary--but not sufficient--conditions. The regime must establish a coherent ideological repertoire that takes into account the nation's ideological heritage and fresh surges of nationalism. Also, the regime must attract and maintain a strong commitment to the emerging ideology among the political elite. Drawing on rich primary sources, including interviews, surveys, political speeches, writings of political leaders, and a variety of publications, Chen identifies the major obstacles to ideology-building in modern Russia and China and assesses their respective long-term prospects. Whereas creating a new regime ideology has been a protracted and difficult process in China, it has been even more so in Russia. The ability to forge an ideology is not merely a domestic concern for these two nations, but a matter of international import as these two great powers move to assert and extend their influence in the world.
- Contents:
- Regime ideology and postcommunism
- A decade of ideological divergence : Russia and Central and Eastern Europe in the 1990s
- Regime ideology-building in Putin's Russia : a personalistic approach
- Regime ideology-building in post-Deng China : striving for institutionalization.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-213) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472119936
- 9780472121991
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.8811778
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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