Coercive capacity and the durability of the Chinese communist state

被引:23
作者
Wang, Yuhua [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Dept Polit Sci, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
关键词
Coercion; Coercive capacity; Authoritarian durability; China; Police; MIDDLE-EAST; RULE; AUTHORITARIANISM; ROBUSTNESS; DYNAMICS; PROTEST; PARTY; POWER;
D O I
10.1016/j.postcomstud.2014.01.009
中图分类号
D81 [国际关系];
学科分类号
030207 ;
摘要
Why has the Chinese communist state remained so durable in an age of democratization? Contrary to existing theories, this article argues that the strong state coercive capacity has survived the authoritarian rule in China. We demonstrate that the Chinese Communist Party has taken deliberate actions to enhance the cohesion of its coercive organizations the police, in particular by distributing "spoils of public office" to police chiefs. In addition, the state has extended the scope of its coercion by increasing police funding in localities where the state sector loses control of the population. We use and rely on mixed methods to test this theory. (C) 2014 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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