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Congresses with Constituents, Constituents without Congresses in China
Berkeley Hosts a discussion on China's Congress, featuring Melanie Manion from UW Madison.
When:
October 8, 2010 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Where
Colloquium: Center for Chinese Studies | October 8 | 4-6 p.m. | IEAS conference room
Location: 2223 Fulton Street, 6th floor, Berkeley, CA 94720
Speaker: Melanie Manion, Political Science and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Panelist/Discussant: Kevin O'Brien, Political Science, UC Berkeley
Sponsor: Chinese Studies, Center for (CCS)
For decades, congresses of elected representatives in China have been dismissed as rubber stamp legislatures, but local congresses have become real political players in recent years. Their new assertiveness presents a puzzle as it was set in motion by rules designed and promoted by authoritarian rulers in Beijing. Do rules that empower elected representatives strengthen authoritarianism? If so, how? Manion draws on qualitative interview evidence and original survey data to answer this question, illuminating core features of Chinese “authoritarian resilience.”
Phone Number:
510-643-6321
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