@article{1435008,
      recid = {1435008},
      author = {Kato, Yayoi,},
      title = {Party ideology, public discourse, and reform governance in  China : playing the language game /},
      pages = {1 online resource :},
      abstract = {"This timely book offers valuable insights on key  questions in Chinese governance, including the complex role  of ideology in policy implementation, and the relationship  between central decisionmakers and key state and non-state  actors. Using case studies on state owned enterprise reform  under Jiang Zemin and Xi Jinping, Kato's extensive research  reveals how ideology can be used to mobilize consensus in  support of reform initiatives or to obstruct such reforms  by those with vested interests."--Stanley Rosen, Professor,  Department of Political Science, University of Southern  California, USA This book analyzes the operational  dimension of the Chinese communist partys ideology and  reveals the complex relationship between ideology,  language, governance, and political power in the broader  context of Chinas economic reforms. The book questions  state-centric, legitimacy-focused, and content-based  approaches to party ideology and analyzes its practice.  Conceptualizing public discourse as a language game played  by the rules set by the party, the book examines how party  ideology is operationalized by multiple state and non-state  actors as political rhetoric for persuasion in contentious  reform discourses. Through the case studies of the policy  discourses over state-owned enterprise reforms under Deng  Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin and Xi Jinping, the book highlights  ideologys double-edged operational functions  (consensus-inducing and conflict-inducing) and claims that  ideology can be a double-edged sword for rulers: It is a  vital resource to legitimate and sustain their rule; yet,  it potentially destabilizes their rule as well. The book  proposes new angles to study ideology, legitimacy, and  governance and is aimed at political scientists who study  authoritarian governance, policy process, and political  communication. Its multi-disciplinary approach also appeals  to sociologists, media/communication scholars, and  linguists who work on rhetoric, political language, and  media discourses. Yayoi Kato is Assistant Professor of  Political Science at the Moravian College, Pennsylvania,  USA, specializing in Chinese politics. Her research focuses  on ideology and propaganda work of the Communist Party of  China, political rhetoric, and discourse analysis of Chinas  reform policy debates},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1435008},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66707-8},
}