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SUMMARY:Ideology Without Unity: The Logic of Xi Jinping Thought - Professo
 r Chris Mittelstaedt (University of Zurich)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260312T120000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260312T133000Z
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DESCRIPTION:This talk reconceptualizes Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism wit
 h Chinese Characteristics ('Xi Thought') not as a coherent doctrine but as
  a rhizomatic ideological formation. Drawing on Deleuze and Guattari\, it 
 treats Xi Thought as a configuration in which coherence is not presupposed
  but produced through the continual recombination of fragments across inst
 itutional sites. Based on an analysis of official publications\, including
  collected works\, excerpt volumes\, and study readers\, Prof. Mittelstaed
 t shows how Xi’s speeches are disassembled and reassembled across domain
 s such as law\, economy\, diplomacy\, and culture. These recompositions re
 nder ideology modular and resilient\, allowing elements to be activated\, 
 reweighted\, or sidelined without destabilizing the system as a whole. Pro
 f. Mittelstaedt further argues that ideological coherence is generated thr
 ough distributed and compulsory participation by Party and state actors\, 
 who are required to embed fragments of Xi Thought into institutional pract
 ice. Conceptualizing Xi Thought as a rhizome shifts analysis from doctrina
 l meaning to the operational logic through which ideology acquires adminis
 trative force within the Chinese Party-state.\n\nJean Christopher Mittelst
 aedt is Professor of Modern Chinese Studies and Chair of Modern Chinese St
 udies at the University of Zurich. He previously held positions at SOAS\, 
 University of London\, and the University of Oxford. His research focuses 
 on the ideological and institutional foundations of Chinese Communist Part
 y rule\, with particular attention to Party governance and cultural govern
 ance. His work has appeared in The China Quarterly\, Modern China\, Asian 
 Survey\, and China Information\, among others.\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Chris
  Mittelstaedt (University of Zurich)
LOCATION:Dickson Poon Building (Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground
  floor))\, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/693fa1e0-5b6d-45ba-b2e4-a945e28eee9f/
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