The Dean of Shandong - Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University (Hardcover)

An inside view of Chinese academia and what it reveals about China’s political system On January 1, 2017, Daniel Bell was appointed dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Shandong University—the first foreign dean of a political science faculty in mainland China’s history. In The Dean of Shandong, Bell chronicles his experiences as what he calls “a minor bureaucrat,� offering an inside account of the workings of Chinese academia and what they reveal about China’s political system. It wasn’t all smooth sailing—Bell wryly recounts sporadic bungles and misunderstandings—but Bell’s post as dean provides a unique vantage point on China today. Bell, neither a Chinese citizen nor a member of the Chinese Communist Party, was appointed as dean because of his scholarly work on Confucianism—but soon found himself coping with a variety of issues having little to do with scholarship or Confucius. These include the importance of hair color and the prevalence of hair-dyeing among university administrators, both male and female; Shandong’s drinking culture, with endless toasts at every shared meal; and some unintended consequences of an intensely competitive academic meritocracy. As dean, he also confronts weightier matters: the role at the university of the Party secretary, the national anticorruption campaign and its effect on academia (Bell asks provocatively, “What’s wrong with corruption?�), and formal and informal modes of censorship. Considering both the revival of Confucianism in China over the last three decades and what he calls “the Communist comeback� since 2008, Bell predicts that China’s political future is likely to be determined by both Confucianism and Communism.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Daniel A. Bell
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-24712-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General
LSN:	0-691-24712-9
Barcode:	9780691247120

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