Local Cadres as Strategic Groups - Comparative Policy Studies
The research project „Local Cadres as Strategic Groups“ inquires into political deliberation and strategic action of leading county and township cadres in China by means of empirical policy research (i.e. social- , environmental-, cultural- and fiscal policy). It follows a comparative research project conducted by Thomas Heberer (University of Duisburg) and Gunter Schubert since 2008. The focus of this project has been the role of county and township cadres in “Building a New Socialist Countryside” (a government program that promotes comprehensive local development). This project aims at a successive deepening of knowledge on local political processes in rural China by means of comparative research over a prolonged stretch of time.
It is a subproject of the “Governance in China” research network, which was founded in March 2010 as an inter- and transdisciplinary collaborative project integrating political science and Chinese studies. The research network is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Project duration: 2010-2016
Further projects of the research network conducted at the Chair of Greater China Studies:
- "Transformation of the Chinese Countryside: Local Cadres’ Urbanization Strategies" (Elena Meyer Clement)
- "Dealing with Scarcity in ‘China’s Water Tower’: Local Implementation of Central Water Policies" (Sabrina Habich)