The Logic of Chinese Politics

Cores, Peripheries and Peaceful Rising

Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Peter W. Preston, Emeritus Professor of Political Sociology, University of Birmingham, UK

Europe and China have a long intermingled history reaching back to the earliest phases of the shift to the modern world. In the twenty-first century Europe and China are rediscovering their interlinked histories and reestablishing relationships. One aspect of this process involves cutting through received images of China and this book presents a clear, concise, scholarly review of the logic of Chinese politics.

‘In this excellent study, the authors take a novel approach to Chinese politics and provide an impressively sophisticated analysis of a timely and policy-relevant issue. The book shows that Chinese politics is not a “black-box” as commonly assumed but explainable and predictable. It will be of great benefit to those who are interested in Chinese politics.’
– Zheng Yongnian, National University of Singapore