The Structure of Communist Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6411529 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard C Thornton (George Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 498-517 |
| Publication date | 1972-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2010454 |
| OpenAlex | W1993294823 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
The past decade has witnessed a general advancement in comparative studies of communism. Yet, in comparing the conceptual development of the Soviet-East European and Chinese Communist fields, one is struck by the peculiarly arrested state of the Chinese side. By comparison, the “Kremlinologists” have produced a veritable storehouse of analytical tools with which they have contributed to the explanation of the nature and functioning of the Soviet political process and Soviet-East European interrelationship. Relatively little conceptual development is discernible in the China field. In this brief essay on comparative developments in the study of communism, I will attempt to compare the concepts which Western scholars have evolved to analyze the politics of the Communist world, account for different approaches, and analyze Chinese political history to determine the most meaningful approach. I speak of the nature and functioning of the political process in a restricted sense—the ways in which leaders interact, how political positions are attained and maintained, and, in general, the structure of leadership politics in the Communist world
China · Communism · Communist state · Economic system · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · European history and politics · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 1979 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |