| Year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | 周秝宸,Te-Sheng Chen, Shinn-Shyr Wang, Li-Chen Chou |
| Paper Title | Elite Recruitment for Politburo Members in the Chinese Communist Party: An Empirical Assessment of the 16th-18th Party Congresses |
| Journal Title | Mainland China Studies |
| Vol.No | 59 |
| Issue.No | 4 |
| Page(s) | 49-79 |
| Level Type | TSSCI |
| Paper Type | paper |
| Total Pages | 31 |
| Date of Publication | 2016-12-01 |
| Abstract | Studies on recruitment of high-ranking elites in the Chinese Communist Party（CCP）, despite their inspiration to researchers, are limited for quantitative analysis. The main reason stems from difficulties in comprehending the nature and complete picture of CCP elite politics. Furthermore, limitations of institutional factors and uncertainties of rule by man are also hard to capture. Therefore, there is a need to construct a more scientific mechanism of determination and an objective standard of assessment towards factions and operations within the CCP. This also promotes understanding of the operations and changes of political succession and elite recruitment. This study systematically collects backgrounds and characteristics of the Central Committee Members and Alternative Central Committee Members from the 16^(th) to 18^(th) CCP Party Congresses, and uses statistical methods to explore how these factors influence selection of elites as Politburo Members. Empirical analyses show that the operation of faction politics is one of the most important factors that determine the selection of Politburo Members while cadre rank, local experience, and education are secondary. |
| Language | Chinese |
| Reference URL | https://doi.org/10.30389/MCS.201612_59(4).0003 |
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