2018/02/05 by Yi-Huah Jiang · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Chinese history and philosophy #China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance #Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics #Meritocracy #Politics #Authoritarianism #China #Mainland China #Communism #Political science #Strengths and weaknesses #Sociology #Political economy #Democracy #Epistemology #Law #Philosophy
paper · doi:10.1146/annurev-polisci-041916-020230
openalex publication_date 2018/02/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/17
This article discusses what traditional Confucian political theory represents and how it is reconstructed by contemporary Confucians to cope with the various challenges that it faces in modern times. Specifically, I examine the school of New Confucianism in Taiwan and Hong Kong, political Confucianism and civic Confucianism in mainland China, and the theory of Confucian political meritocracy. I then analyze how the Communist Party of China attempts to promote Confucianism in order to consolidate its authoritarian rule and what damage this may cause to resurgent Confucianism. Finally, I evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and suggest some areas of interest for further exploration.