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Collective Charisma: Elite-Mass Relations in China and Vietnam

Dimitar D. Gueorguiev & Paul J. Schuler

Problems of Post-Communism, April 2020

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Dimitar Gueorguiev


"Collective Charisma: Elite-Mass Relations in China and Vietnam," co-authored by Assistant Professor of Political Science Dimitar Gueorguiev, was published in Problems of Post-Communism. Comparing China and Vietnam, the authors show how variations in recruitment, vetting, and rotations lead to predictable patterns in party-building and public relations strategies of rising politicians. 04/06/20