New Socialist Men, Communist Legacy and Political Engagement in China

• In Event: Historical Legacies and Illiberalism

Brief Overview

In this article, we provide a new test of communist legacies. We argue that rather than being indifferent and reticent, people who had more exposure under communist institutions would actually be more active in interacting with government.

Authors

• Jing Xu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Junyan Jiang, Columbia University

• Tianguang Meng, Tsinghua University