Regaining honour and regaining legitimacy
Shame, obedience and risk practices amongst Chinese communist officials
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2159784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shaoying Zhang (0000-0002-0712-1687, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law), Derek Mcghee (0000-0002-3226-6300, Keele Institute for Social Inclusion, Keele University, Claus Moser Building, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, United Kingdom.) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 453-476 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economy and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5147 • E-ISSN: 1469-5766 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03085147.2018.1528103 |
| OpenAlex | W2896495951 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 28 |
As part of its anti-corruption campaigns in China, the Communist Party of China (CCP) provides officials opportunities to redeem themselves and renew their vows of loyalty to the Party and the people they serve. Officials must regain honour through a process of self-confrontation and self-renunciation in compulsory meetings in which they are encouraged to transform their immoral thoughts and behaviours through confessional criticism and self-criticism practices. These meetings facilitate officials’ redemption through a divinized, ritualistic and theatrical process. In the process of confession and penance, officials must expose themselves to a type of ritual martyrdom, which combines elements of shame, a commitment to absolute obedience and exposure to risk. This paper is based on original fieldwork comprising 50 interviews with high-, mid- and low-level officials across China during 2014 and 2015
China · Communism · Confession (law · Criticism · Honour · Legitimacy · Loyalty · Obedience · Political science · Politics · Righteousness · Shame · Sociology · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |