Since 2012 we have become more and more used to seeing Xi Jinping as a representative for all of Chinese politics. This module aims to explore nuances in Chinese domestic politics by discussing different levels of political power in contemporary China.
Some of the main questions we are going to discuss include: What are the different actors, institutions, rules and practices that together make up the different power levels in domestic Chinese politics? How powerful are levels below the centre and how are these power dynamics changing under Xi Jinping as general secretary of the CCP? How personally powerful is Xi Jinping today?