Stefan Brehm

Lund University

Research Fellow
Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies
Curriculum Vitae [PDF]

Expertise

Banking, insurance, and exchange rate policies
Public administration
Science and technology policies

Honors & Awards

[2007-2008] Travel grant from Crafoord Foundation for field research in China
[2007-2008] Research grant from the Swedish Research Council
[2002-2005] Post-graduate scholarship from the German Research Council
[1997] Tuition Scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Republic of China on Taiwan

Networks versus Performance: Political Leadership Promotion in China

Sonja Opper, Lund University
Stefan Brehm, Lund University

Abstract

This paper explores promotion patterns of China’s provincial leadership. Building on the strong organizational need for commitment, consensus-building and reliable vertical information flows within China’s corrupted M-form state structure we show that network- based promotion plays a crucial role in leadership recruitment. Our empirical evidence is based on provincial leadership data covering 1101 observations for the period from 1985 to 2005.

Suggested Citation

Sonja Opper and Stefan Brehm. 2007. "Networks versus Performance: Political Leadership Promotion in China" The Selected Works of Stefan Brehm

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Selected Works of Stefan Brehm