What is it about?
The study examines the interactions between central party-state actors and formally subordinate socio-economic actors in China under Xi Jinping through the lens of campus football, with a particular focus on the interplay between central policy directives and societal responses.
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Why is it important?
The article is important because it examines the challenges associated with Xi Jinping's centralized policy approach. It uses the example of campus football to illustrate the resistance to top-down implementation of centralized policy in China.
Perspectives
Previous attempts to theorize such ‘bottom-up’ (counter)steering and corresponding shifts from ‘top-down’ steering to multi-level governance have failed to address existing deficiencies. The article therefore proposes a reference-dependent revision of political steering theory, which places the respective action orientations of actors at the centre of interaction-oriented policy research.
Dr. Ilker Gündogan
Ruhr-Universitat Bochum
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This page is a summary of: Political Steering Theory in the Era of ‘Top-Level Design’: The Unexpected Implications of Campus Football in Xi Jinping’s China, Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture, April 2024, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/27690148.2024.2336228.
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