TY  - GEN
T1  - The dean of Shandong : confessions of a minor bureaucrat at a Chinese university
A1  - Bell, Daniel (Daniel A.), 1964-
LA  - English
PP  - Princeton, New Jersey
PB  - Princeton University Press
YR  - 2023
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1369658967
AB  - An inside view of Chinese academia and what it reveals about China's political systemOn 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-dying 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.
OP  - 209
CN  - LA1133.7 .B45 2023
SN  - 9780691247137
SN  - 0691247137
SN  - 9780691254500
SN  - 0691254508
SN  - 0691247129
SN  - 9780691247120
KW  - Bell, Daniel : (Daniel A.), : 1964-
KW  - Shandong da xue : Officials and employees.
KW  - Shandong da xue
KW  - Education, Higher : China.
KW  - Higher education and state : China.
KW  - Education, Higher : Political aspects : China.
KW  - Universities and colleges : Social aspects : China.
KW  - College students : China : Conduct of life.
KW  - Enseignement supérieur : Chine.
KW  - Enseignement supérieur : Politique gouvernementale : Chine.
KW  - Enseignement supérieur : Aspect politique : Chine.
KW  - Universités : Aspect social : Chine.
KW  - Étudiants : Chine : Morale pratique.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
KW  - College students : Conduct of life
KW  - Education, Higher
KW  - Education, Higher : Political aspects
KW  - Employees
KW  - Higher education and state
KW  - Universities and colleges : Social aspects
KW  - China
KW  - Communism.
KW  - Confessions.
KW  - Confucianism.
KW  - Dean.
KW  - Shandong University.
KW  - Electronic books.
ER  -