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@article{citeulike:5931774, abstract = {Are there any coherent and defensible alternatives to liberal democracy? The author examines the possibility that a reformed democratic centralism-the principle around which China's current polity is officially organized-might be legitimate, according to both an inside and an outside perspective. The inside perspective builds on contemporary Chinese political theory; the outside perspective critically deploys Rawls's notion ofa "decent society " as its standard. Along the way, the author pays particular attention to the kinds and degree of pluralism a decent society can countenance, and to the specific institutions in China that might enable the realization of a genuine and/or decent democratic centralism. The author argues that by considering both inside and outside perspectives, and the degrees to which they inter-penetrate and critically inform one another, we can engage in a global philosophy that neither pre-judges alternative political traditions nor falls prey to false conceptual barriers.}, author = {Angle, Stephen C.}, citeulike-article-id = {5931774}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/30038439}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/30038439}, doi = {10.2307/30038439}, issn = {00905917}, journal = {Political Theory}, keywords = {communism, democracy, government}, number = {4}, pages = {518--546}, posted-at = {2009-10-13 01:48:25}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Sage Publications, Inc.}, title = {Decent Democratic Centralism}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/30038439}, volume = {33}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5931774 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5931774 N2 - Are there any coherent and defensible alternatives to liberal democracy? The author examines the possibility that a reformed democratic centralism-the principle around which China's current polity is officially organized-might be legitimate, according to both an inside and an outside perspective. The inside perspective builds on contemporary Chinese political theory; the outside perspective critically deploys Rawls's notion ofa "decent society " as its standard. Along the way, the author pays particular attention to the kinds and degree of pluralism a decent society can countenance, and to the specific institutions in China that might enable the realization of a genuine and/or decent democratic centralism. The author argues that by considering both inside and outside perspectives, and the degrees to which they inter-penetrate and critically inform one another, we can engage in a global philosophy that neither pre-judges alternative political traditions nor falls prey to false conceptual barriers. IS - 4 JF - Political Theory SN - 00905917 EP - 546 TI - Decent Democratic Centralism PB - Sage Publications, Inc. VL - 33 SP - 518 KW - communism KW - democracy KW - government AU - Angle, Stephen PY - 2005/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/30038439 ER -