Abstract
Rapid market transition in post-reform China has created various socioeconomic spaces that fall beyond the Leninist mode of control by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and thus constitutes a formidable challenge to its ruling capacity. This article examines the evolving adaptations of the CCP and the rise of a new form of Party-society nexus in urban China. We found that Party organisers have been fostering a spatial strategy in the context of ‘disorganised urban socialism’. By spanning institutional and sectoral gaps, engaging so-called ‘floating party members’, and developing community-based service networks, the Party has deliberately combined a specific social mechanism with the Leninist logic of organising. We conclude with a broader discussion of the possible scenario and political implication of CCP’s organisational consolidation from below.
Highlights
The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).1 There is no denying that CCP is the decisive organisational driver of China’s profound political, economic and social transformations in the modern context
According to the Constitution of the CCP and the ‘Regulations on the Work of the CCP Leading Party Member Group’, Primary Party Organisations (PPO) are to be fostered in basic units of society, including enterprises, rural areas, government organs, schools, research institutes, communities, social organisations and others, where there are at least three full Party members
The fundamental challenge for the sustained rule of the CCP can be generally summarised as whether or not the Party can adapt itself and respond to the changing socioeconomic conditions, and it is likely to collapse if it fails in this endeavour
Summary
The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).1 There is no denying that CCP is the decisive organisational driver of China’s profound political, economic and social transformations in the modern context. Organisational reformation, especially the community-based Party building in Shanghai.
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