The Relationship between Regime "Type" and Civic Education: The Cases of Three Chinese Societies

Intro -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Regime "Type" and Civic Education: Theoretical Perspectives -- Concepts of Regime "Type", Civic Education and the "Good Citizen" -- Three Regime Types -- Concepts of Civic Education -- Concept of "Good Citizen" in Chinese and Western Contexts -- Literature Review on Civic Education Across Country Cases -- Large-Scale Studies -- Cross Regional and Cultural Cases Studies -- Within-Region and Cultural Cases Studies -- Case Studies Across Regimes -- Theoretical Issues of the Relationship Between Regime "Type" and Civic Education -- Theoretical Framework Proposed by This Book -- Summary -- References -- 3 Authoritarian, Hybrid, and Democratic Regimes in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan -- Mainland China's Regime: Self-contradictory Authoritarianism -- Regime Transitional Period (1978-1993) -- Authoritarian Regime Consolidation Period (1993-2003) -- Authoritarian Regime Development Period (2003 to Present) -- Hong Kong's Hybrid Regime: Debate Between Democracy and Authoritarianism -- Regime Transition Period (1980s-1997) -- Democratic Development Supported -- Limitations for Democratic Development -- Hybrid Regime Consolidation Period (1997 to Present) -- Limitations for Democratic Development -- Struggle for Democracy -- Taiwan's Democratic Regime: Multiparty Competition -- Authoritarian Regime Period (1949-1987) -- Democratic Transition Period (1987-2000) -- Democratic Consolidation Period (2000 to Present) -- Summary -- References -- 4 The "Good Citizen" and Civic Education in an Authoritarian Regime: The Case of Mainland China -- The "Good Citizen" as Expected by China's Authoritarian Regime -- The Re-emergence of Citizen and "Good Citizen" in Mainland China.