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Toward a Consultative Rule of Law Regime in China
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In this article, the conceptual and functional differences between democracy and rule of law are discussed, and a theoretical alternative for China's political option, which is legalist instead of democratic, is presented.Abstract:
Why has China not embraced democracy? This essay provides a three-part explanation. (1) By discussing the conceptual and functional differences between democracy and rule of law, it shows a theoretical alternative for China's political option, which is legalist instead of democratic. (2) By reviewing China' particular social setting and the related political culture, it argues that China's tendency towards the assumed alternative is strong, historical, and logical. (3) Inspired by the experiments of Hong Kong and Singaore polities, it specifies six pillars of the assumed political alternative--a'consultative rule of law regime', which is a rule of law regime supplemented by democracy rather than a democracy supplemented by rule of law. This essay ends with a brief discussion of the feasibility of the suggested regime, with regard to the conditions of current Chinese politics. Therefore, this essay is not only an explanation of China's failure to become democratic, but also a normative justification for a ...read more
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On the Rule of Law: History, Politics, Theory
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the history, politics, and theory surrounding the rule of law ideal, beginning with classical Greek and Roman ideas, elaborating on medieval contributions to the rule-of-law, and articulating the role played by the role of law in liberal theory and liberal political systems.
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Authoritarian Deliberation: The Deliberative Turn in Chinese Political Development
Baogang He,Mark E. Warren +1 more
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After Unipolarity: China's Visions of International Order in an Era of U.S. Decline
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China’s Turn Against Law
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