The Xi Jinping Effect

Ashley Esarey, Rongbin Han

• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Year: 2024
• ISBN:
  9780295752822
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Chinese History
• Index: History

The Xi Jinping Effect explores the relationship between the People's Republic of China's current "paramount leader"—arguably the most powerful figure since Mao Zedong (1893–1976)—and multiple areas of political and social transformation. It illuminates not just policy arenas in which his leadership of China has had an outsized impact but also areas where his initiatives have faltered due to unintended consequences, international pushback, or the divergence of local priorities from those of the central government. Collectively, the book's chapters document the ways in which Xi's neo-totalitarianism has dismantled Reform Era legacies, while reconfiguring governance and rewiring China's global connections. Contributions by anthropologists, historians, sociologists, and political scientists consider such issues as Xi's anticorruption campaign and obsession with ideological governance, state surveillance, the status of ethnic minorities and migrants, income inequality, and China's relations with Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Open access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295752822

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface and Acknowledgments
• The Xi Jinping Effect: An Overview
• Part One: Taking Charge and Building Faith
• Part Two: Socioeconomic Policies to Reduce Poverty
• Part Three: Surveillance and Political Control
• Part Four: Foreign and Cross-Strait Relations
• Chinese Character Glossary
• Selected Bibliography
• List of Contributors
• Index