| ID | 121253 |
| Title Proper | Rationalising stability preservation through Mao's not so invisible hand |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Trevaskes, Susan |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper considers the process of constructing the official
discourse of weiwen (??, stability preservation) in the policing arena in
the first decade of the 21st century. It focuses on the pivotal period after
2003 when policing priorities were shifted from "striking hard" at serious
crime to pursuing weiwen to contain burgeoning protests and civil dissent,
as a move to maintain stability in the early to mid years of the Hu Jintao-
Wen Jiabao harmonious society era. We observe how Mao has been
central in this process. Stability preservation operations have been rationalised through Maoist ideology using some staples of Maoist discourse, particularly "social contradictions", and policing authorities have
adopted key methodological aspects of Maoist campaign-style policing to
embed this new weiwen focus in the everyday agendas of policing, while
ever more "mass incidents" disrupt the maintenance of stability in China. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Vol. 42, No.2; 2013: p.51-77 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Vol. 42, No.2; 2013: p.51-77 |
| Key Words | China ; Weiwen ; Stability Preservation ; Policing ; Social Contradictions |