Zhengyang Jiang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3822979 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zhengyang Jiang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zhengyang |
| FAMILY NAME | Jiang |
| SIGNATURE | JIANG Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Beijing Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7889-7116 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bureaucracy and Judicial Truth in Qing Dynasty Homicide Cases
This article demonstrates how the specificity of statutes in the Qing Code combined with the bureaucratic process of case investigation, reporting, and review by superior courts to determine what could, and what could not, be accepted as valid “judicial truth” in serious cases such as homicide. Through a detailed examination of two homicide cases, both drawn from the mid-Qianlong era, the article shows how the complexity of actual circumstances c…
Exorbitant Privilege Gained and Lost: Fiscal Implications
Understanding Bureaucratic Involution through Weber’s Bureaucracy: China’s Central Inspection Teams in Practice
Max Weber came to see his “rational bureaucracy” as also something of an “iron cage.” The reliance on regularized paperwork can result in a separation of the administrative procedure from actual substance, and the level-by-level transmission of documents can result in the resolution of problems on paper only. The complex specialized and standardized procedures of the formal, hierarchical bureaucracy are therefore often ineffective because they ha…
Understanding Bureaucratic Involution through Weber’s Bureaucracy: China’s Central Inspection Teams in Practice
Max Weber came to see his “rational bureaucracy” as also something of an “iron cage.” The reliance on regularized paperwork can result in a separation of the administrative procedure from actual substance, and the level-by-level transmission of documents can result in the resolution of problems on paper only. The complex specialized and standardized procedures of the formal, hierarchical bureaucracy are therefore often ineffective because they ha…
Between Instrumentalism and Moralism: Representation and Practice of the System of “Turning Oneself In” in the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region
In the historical context of the confrontation between the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region and the Guomindang-controlled areas, the system of “turning oneself in” 自首 greatly impacted the struggle between the Guomindang and the Chinese Communist Party. This system was not only a “soft” means of governance that weakened the enemy without resorting to force, but also a weapon in the struggle to obtain secret information, to divide and rule, and to expa…
Understanding Bureaucratic Involution through Weber’s Bureaucracy: China’s Central Inspection Teams in Practice
Max Weber came to see his “rational bureaucracy” as also something of an “iron cage.” The reliance on regularized paperwork can result in a separation of the administrative procedure from actual substance, and the level-by-level transmission of documents can result in the resolution of problems on paper only. The complex specialized and standardized procedures of the formal, hierarchical bureaucracy are therefore often ineffective because they ha…
Between Instrumentalism and Moralism: Representation and Practice of the System of “Turning Oneself In” in the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region
In the historical context of the confrontation between the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region and the Guomindang-controlled areas, the system of “turning oneself in” 自首 greatly impacted the struggle between the Guomindang and the Chinese Communist Party. This system was not only a “soft” means of governance that weakened the enemy without resorting to force, but also a weapon in the struggle to obtain secret information, to divide and rule, and to expa…
Understanding Bureaucratic Involution through Weber’s Bureaucracy: China’s Central Inspection Teams in Practice
Max Weber came to see his “rational bureaucracy” as also something of an “iron cage.” The reliance on regularized paperwork can result in a separation of the administrative procedure from actual substance, and the level-by-level transmission of documents can result in the resolution of problems on paper only. The complex specialized and standardized procedures of the formal, hierarchical bureaucracy are therefore often ineffective because they ha…
Understanding Bureaucratic Involution through Weber’s Bureaucracy: China’s Central Inspection Teams in Practice
Max Weber came to see his “rational bureaucracy” as also something of an “iron cage.” The reliance on regularized paperwork can result in a separation of the administrative procedure from actual substance, and the level-by-level transmission of documents can result in the resolution of problems on paper only. The complex specialized and standardized procedures of the formal, hierarchical bureaucracy are therefore often ineffective because they ha…
Exorbitant Privilege Gained and Lost: Fiscal Implications
Bureaucracy and Judicial Truth in Qing Dynasty Homicide Cases
This article demonstrates how the specificity of statutes in the Qing Code combined with the bureaucratic process of case investigation, reporting, and review by superior courts to determine what could, and what could not, be accepted as valid “judicial truth” in serious cases such as homicide. Through a detailed examination of two homicide cases, both drawn from the mid-Qianlong era, the article shows how the complexity of actual circumstances c…
Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Bureaucracy (3 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Charisma (2 works) · Charismatic authority (2 works) · China (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works)