The Political System of Modern China and the Typology of Communist Regimes

The article analyzes the nature of the political system of modern China in the context of the typology of communist political regimes. The author argues that the typologies of communist regimes proposed so far are of little use, since the differences between the regimes were not considered deeply en...

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Main Author: A. V. Lukin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jurist, Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Сравнительная политика
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Online Access:https://comparativepolitics.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1365
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description The article analyzes the nature of the political system of modern China in the context of the typology of communist political regimes. The author argues that the typologies of communist regimes proposed so far are of little use, since the differences between the regimes were not considered deeply enough, while the ideology factor was not actually used as a criterion for typological differences. The article proposes a new typology of communist regimes, in which the ideological factor is the key criterion. Based on the analysis of various communist regimes in accordance with the ideological criterion, the author identifies three main types of communist regimes: left-communist, right-communist and bureaucratic, and defines the current Chinese regime as evolving from right-communist to bureaucratic. The author concludes that the Chinese political experiment deserves close study and a departure from the West-centric clichés that still dominate world political science and historical science, and the new typology of communist regimes can serve as a useful tool both for its analysis and for clarifying the prospects for China's development.
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spelling doaj.art-400499ca26ef494caec90d997c57cb222023-12-02T06:50:52ZengJurist, Publishing GroupСравнительная политика2221-32792412-49902021-08-01123638410.24411/2221-3279-2021-10028794The Political System of Modern China and the Typology of Communist RegimesA. V. Lukin0Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»; Московский государственный институт международных отношений (Университет) МИД РоссииThe article analyzes the nature of the political system of modern China in the context of the typology of communist political regimes. The author argues that the typologies of communist regimes proposed so far are of little use, since the differences between the regimes were not considered deeply enough, while the ideology factor was not actually used as a criterion for typological differences. The article proposes a new typology of communist regimes, in which the ideological factor is the key criterion. Based on the analysis of various communist regimes in accordance with the ideological criterion, the author identifies three main types of communist regimes: left-communist, right-communist and bureaucratic, and defines the current Chinese regime as evolving from right-communist to bureaucratic. The author concludes that the Chinese political experiment deserves close study and a departure from the West-centric clichés that still dominate world political science and historical science, and the new typology of communist regimes can serve as a useful tool both for its analysis and for clarifying the prospects for China's development.https://comparativepolitics.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1365политический режимкоммунизмсоциализмкитайправый коммунизмлевый коммунизмбюрократия
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The Political System of Modern China and the Typology of Communist Regimes
Сравнительная политика
политический режим
коммунизм
социализм
китай
правый коммунизм
левый коммунизм
бюрократия
title The Political System of Modern China and the Typology of Communist Regimes
title_full The Political System of Modern China and the Typology of Communist Regimes
title_fullStr The Political System of Modern China and the Typology of Communist Regimes
title_full_unstemmed The Political System of Modern China and the Typology of Communist Regimes
title_short The Political System of Modern China and the Typology of Communist Regimes
title_sort political system of modern china and the typology of communist regimes
topic политический режим
коммунизм
социализм
китай
правый коммунизм
левый коммунизм
бюрократия
url https://comparativepolitics.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1365
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