Suzanne Ogden is Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University, Boston.
Ogden persuasively argues that in spite of authoritarian political
traditions and cultural predilections, China is moving inevitably
toward greater democratization and a growing pluralization, which
together are contributing to the development of a civil society.
Moreover, she explains that China’s expansion of democratic
institutions is shaped by Beijing’s rational analysis of what best
will serve the Chinese Communist Party in its bid to remain in
power; at the same time, she provides a clear-eyed evaluation of
the value-laden concepts of equality and freedom that often cloud
this controversial issue.
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