Griffith Asia Institute - China Group Workshop
No Longer Storming the Fortress: Party and Politics in China today
While generational change in Chinese leadership since Mao has focused on the continuity of the Chinese Communist Party, each regime has sought to identify itself with a particular ideological nuance. Hu Jintao’s aphorism of “building a Harmonious Society” focussed, at least in theory, on moulding the Chinese Communist Party more in line with the will of the people. This was the response of the Central Party School to the contradictions thrown up by rapid economic development. Xi Jinping’s precept of the “China Dream” has yet to be played out in full, but hints at a number of heterogeneous concerns. First there is a continued emphasis on aspirational materialism. However, there is also evidence of a growing confidence in the “Chinese way” and and a new assertive role for the party and its political values. Furthermore, the already infamous ‘Article 9’ directly opposes growing domestic interest in western-style constitutionalism and, many argue, echoes Mao’s authoritarian style. This workshop speculates on the domestic and foreign implications of Xi’s new alternative to “harmonious society”.
Speakers
Professor Richard Rigby is the Executive Director of the ANU China Institute. His personal interests in Chinese studies are primarily literary and historical, but his professional career in DFAT and the Office of National Assessments has ensured a thorough immersion in all aspects of contemporary China and other major Asian cultures. His talk will be on: ‘The Politics of China's International Relations in Xi Jinping's China’.
Dr Delia Lin is a Lecturer at the Centre for Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide. She has published papers and book chapters on education and governance. She is currently completing a book on contemporary Chinese ideology and pan-politicisation and is also working on a project on liberal education in China. Her talk is titled ‘Shaping Aspirations: Xi Jinping's Political Ideology - the China Dream’
Mr Sang Ye is a writer and oral historian and is a research fellow at the ANU. He is currently working on an oral history project with Prof Geremie Barme. The title of his talk is: ‘The Fragile State of Chinese Politics Today’.
A/Professor Sue Trevaskes is an ARC QEII Research Fellow attached to the Griffith Asia Institute and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS). Her main research interests are in criminal justice, punishment and courts in China. Her talk is titled ‘The Chinese Legal System and its Discontents in 2013’.
- Monday 25 November 2013
- Building N72, meeting room -1.18, Griffith University Nathan campus
- 10:00am- 3:00pm
Places are limited and reservations are essential, to RSVP contact Natasha Vary on (07) 3735 5322 or n.vary@griffith.edu.au by 5.00pm Wednesday 20 November 2013.
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