Book contents
- Law and the Party in China
- Law and the Party in China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- 1 Ideology and Organisation in Chinese Law
- Part I Ideology and the Party in Law
- 2 Party Ideology and Chinese Law
- 3 Making Sense through Ideology
- 4 The Conception of Legality under Xi Jinping
- 5 Law–Morality Ideology in the Xi Jinping Era
- Part II Ideology and the Party in Law and Organisation
- Glossary of Chinese Terms
- Index
- References
2 - Party Ideology and Chinese Law
from Part I - Ideology and the Party in Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 December 2020
- Law and the Party in China
- Law and the Party in China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- 1 Ideology and Organisation in Chinese Law
- Part I Ideology and the Party in Law
- 2 Party Ideology and Chinese Law
- 3 Making Sense through Ideology
- 4 The Conception of Legality under Xi Jinping
- 5 Law–Morality Ideology in the Xi Jinping Era
- Part II Ideology and the Party in Law and Organisation
- Glossary of Chinese Terms
- Index
- References
Summary
Through studying the evolution of three aspects of statecraft – what is the purpose of politics? who should be in charge? and by what method should they govern to achieve that purpose? – this chapter sketches the epistemological framework that structures the Chinese Communist Party’s worldview. First, this worldview is teleological – the purpose of politics is to achieve the Utopian promises made by Marxist doctrine – and echoes concepts of harmony predominant in the imperial age. Second, it requires rule by a knowledge elite. Third, the Party has developed a methodology by which it claims to be able to set the agenda, identify circumstances and tasks, and guide implementation. This worldview is essentially monist. Under this conception, and in line with the requirements of harmony, any social conflict or contradiction is, in se, illegitimate and needs to be resolved. This has considerable implications for the space that law is given in the statecraft of the Party.
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- Law and the Party in ChinaIdeology and Organisation, pp. 31 - 63Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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