Political celebrities and elite politics in contemporary China

Jeffreys, E

Political celebrities and elite politics in contemporary China

Jeffreys, E

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: China Information, 2016, 30 (1), pp. 58 - 80
Issue Date:: 2016-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Jeffreys, E https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8269-7080	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:16:24Z
dc.date.issued	2016-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	China Information, 2016, 30 (1), pp. 58 - 80	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0920-203X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43446
dc.description.abstract	© 2015, The Author(s) 2015. This article examines the rise of celebrity politics in mainland China. It outlines some typologies of Western celebrity politics and considers whether equivalent forms exist in China. It then examines the rise of Chinese politician celebrities and celebrity involvement in the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. An examination of celebrity participation in these forums shows that celebrity politics in China chiefly functions to support government policies, but also reveals a broadening of elite networks and the capacity of those networks to generate public discussion of alternative policies and politics. Rather than supporting claims that celebrity politics is spectacular or theatrical, it demonstrates instead the connections between celebrity and mundane aspects of Chinese governance.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT100100238
dc.relation.ispartof	China Information	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0920203X15621022	en_US
dc.title	Political celebrities and elite politics in contemporary China	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	30	en_US
utslib.for	1606 Political Science	en_US
utslib.for	2002 Cultural Studies	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	30	en_US

Abstract:

© 2015, The Author(s) 2015. This article examines the rise of celebrity politics in mainland China. It outlines some typologies of Western celebrity politics and considers whether equivalent forms exist in China. It then examines the rise of Chinese politician celebrities and celebrity involvement in the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. An examination of celebrity participation in these forums shows that celebrity politics in China chiefly functions to support government policies, but also reveals a broadening of elite networks and the capacity of those networks to generate public discussion of alternative policies and politics. Rather than supporting claims that celebrity politics is spectacular or theatrical, it demonstrates instead the connections between celebrity and mundane aspects of Chinese governance.

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