Habermas in China: Theory as Catalyst

International Dimensions of Legitimacy: Reflections on Western Theories and the Chinese Experience

“…The prominence of Habermas and Huntington, on the other hand, points to the intriguing normative underpinnings of the debate. The omnipresence of references to Habermas's work, of course, has to be attributed in part to his 2001 visit to China and the ensuing "Habermas fever" [7,8]. At the same time, however, his neo-Marxist notion of "legitimacy crisis" as an inherent malady of capitalist democracies seems to have lent itself most readily to reflections on the Chinese case ("If even Western democracies suffer from legitimacy crises, why can't we afford to have one after all?").…”

“…it is acquired and exercised according to established rules (conventional/ constitutional-legal) (legality, level 1); 2. the rules are justifiable according to socially accepted beliefs about the proper ends and standards of government, particularly the pursuit of the common interest (performance, level 2a) and the rightful source of authority (authority, level 2b) (normative justifiability); 3. positions of authority are confirmed by expressed consent or affirmation of appropriate subordinates (electoral mode/mass mobilization mode), even if this is voluntary only to a limited degree (consent, level 3). 7 The categorization of these three legitimacy criteria-legality, normative justifiability, and consent-at first appears to be much less parsimonious than the "lean" definition of legitimacy as belief in legitimacy. However, it has the major advantage of making the dynamic dimension of legitimation processes understandable.…”

“…For a proposal to combine David Easton's political systems theory and David Beetham's model of legitimation, see Gunter Schubert and Anna Ahlers[29] 7 [27]…”

Nanotechnology and Ethical Governance in the European Union and China

“…His notion of the public sphere ( gonggon lingyu , in Chinese) has proven particularly popular with Chinese intellectuals writing on deliberative democracy (Davies 2007 ). His notion of the public sphere ( gonggon lingyu , in Chinese) has proven particularly popular with Chinese intellectuals writing on deliberative democracy (Davies 2007 ).…”

Debating China’s Economic Reform: New Leftists vs. Liberals

“…See Lee[46], and Davies[47], for further discussion 22. Most of Qiangguo (Strong China) Forum's 28 recommended netters at http://people.com.cn/GB/32306/ 33607/index.html (assessed on 19 September 2008) are clearly identified as leftists.…”