Student governments in Chinese higher education
Reflection on college students’ and student cadres’ political trust
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21324544 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wei Huang (0000-0002-5095-3972, Changsha University of Science and Technology), Panpan Yao (0000-0002-2462-6425, Changsha University of Science and Technology), Fan Li (0000-0002-7481-0394, Wageningen University & Research, corresponding author), Xiaowei Liao (Changsha University of Science and Technology) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 387-409 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-1560 • E-ISSN: 1573-174X |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10734-021-00721-8 |
| OpenAlex | W3165813448 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 50 |
This paper documents the structure and operations of student governments in contemporary Chinese higher education and their effect on college students’ political trust and party membership. We first investigate the structure and power distribution within student governments in Chinese universities, specifically focusing on the autonomy of student governments and the degree to which they represent students. Second, using a large sample of college students, we examine how participating in student government affects their political trust and party membership. Our results show that student government in Chinese higher education possesses a complex, hierarchical matrix structure with two main parallel systems—the student union and the Chinese Communist Party system. We found that power distribution within student governments is rather uneven, and student organisations that are affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party have an unequal share of power. In addition, we found that students’ cadre experience is highly appreciated in student cadre elections, and being a student cadre significantly affects their political trust and party membership during college
Autonomy · China · Communism · Distribution (mathematics) · Government (linguistics) · Higher education · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Power structure · Sociology · Law · Public Administration · Social Capital and Networks
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |