The Cultural Logic of Politics in Mainland China and Taiwan

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ID19930997
AuthorsTianjian Shi (Duke University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Publication date2014-12-15
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueCultural Logic of Politics in Mainland China and Taiwan (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511996474
OpenAlexW594102315
Open LibraryOL34561858M
ISBN9780511996474
LanguageEN
Citations received64
References cited191

Tianjian Shi shows how cultural norms affect political attitudes and behavior through two causal pathways, one at the individual level and one at the community level. Focusing on two key norms - definition of self-interest and orientation to authority - he tests the theory with multiple surveys conducted in mainland China and Taiwan. Shi employs multi-level statistical analysis to show how, in these two very different political systems, similar norms exert similar kinds of influence on political trust, understanding of democracy, forms of political participation, and tolerance for protest. The approach helps to explain the resilience of authoritarian politics in China and the dissatisfaction of many Taiwan residents with democratic institutions. Aiming to place the study of political culture on a new theoretical and methodological foundation, Shi argues that a truly comparative social science must understand how culturally embedded norms influence decision making

Affect (linguistics) · Authoritarianism · Biology and political orientation · China · Democracy · Geography · Mainland · Mainland China · Political culture · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology · Government · International · Political sociology · Politics and culture · politics and government · Taiwan

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