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OverviewWorking for the administration remains one of the most coveted career paths for young Chinese. Rejuvenating Communism: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in Post-Mao China seeks to understand what motivates young and educated Chinese to commit to a long-term career in the party-state and how this question is central to the Chinese regime’s ability to maintain its cohesion and survive. JÉrÔme Doyon draws upon extensive fieldwork and statistical analysis in order to illuminate the undogmatic commitment recruitment techniques and other methods the state has taken to develop a diffuse allegiance to the party-state in the post-Mao era. He then analyzes recruitment and political professionalization in the Communist Party’s youth organizations and shows how experiences in the Chinese Communist Youth League transform recruits and feed their political commitment as they are gradually inducted into the world of officials. As the first in-depth study of the Communist Youth League’s role in recruitment, this book challenges the assumption that merit is the main criteria for advancement within the party-state, an argument with deep implications for understanding Chinese politics today. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jérôme DoyonPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780472055579ISBN 10: 0472055577 Pages: 206 Publication Date: 28 February 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Overview of the Argument Political Youth Organizations in Contemporary China Seeing like a Young Cadre Chapter 2: Becoming a Student Cadre Student cadres at the center of the student-management apparatus Commitment is rewarded Chapter 3: Student Leaders as a Rogue Minority Student leaders’ narrowing social circles Cultivating their Party Spirit The “bureaucratization” of student cadres Chapter 4: Sponsorship Networks in Elite Universities Clientelism at Peking University Chains of sponsorship ties in elite universities An elite within the elite: the political career of student leaders from Peking University and Tsinghua University Chapter 5: Starting a Political Career on Campus The Counselor System Counselors as officials in training Starting a political career outside the university Chapter 6: Youth League Officials as Future Party-state Leaders The perfect reserve cadres Cultivating a role as leaders-to-be Chapter 7: Towards a Diffuse Allegiance to the Party-State Each posting entails diverse personal ties Turnover and the multiplication of personal networks Conclusion: Commitment and Allegiance Appendix BibliographyReviews"""Doyon has produced a first-rate study that not only offers a persuasive conceptual framework on how the Party renews itself through a complex system of youth recruitment and retention, but also raises thought-provoking questions on some of the key contentious issues in Chinese elite politics."" --Stanley Rosen, The China Quarterly ""Doyon convincingly demonstrates the continuing importance of instrumental interpersonal relationships and sponsored mobility in elite Chinese politics. Rejuvenating Communism is an astutely argued and insightful study treating some of the keystones contributing to the organizational survival and internal unity of the party-state in the post-Mao period.""--Alan Epstein, Studies on Asia" ""Doyon has produced a first-rate study that not only offers a persuasive conceptual framework on how the Party renews itself through a complex system of youth recruitment and retention, but also raises thought-provoking questions on some of the key contentious issues in Chinese elite politics."" --Stanley Rosen, The China Quarterly ""Doyon convincingly demonstrates the continuing importance of instrumental interpersonal relationships and sponsored mobility in elite Chinese politics. Rejuvenating Communism is an astutely argued and insightful study treating some of the keystones contributing to the organizational survival and internal unity of the party-state in the post-Mao period.""--Alan Epstein, Studies on Asia Author InformationJÉrÔme Doyon is a China Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ash Center of Harvard Kennedy School. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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