Cover
Table of Contents
Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Scope and importance of the study
The challenge: Reversing the legacy of an uneasy relationship
Enter Hu Jintao: ‘Keep the Party Assured and the Youth Satisfied’
Beyond dependency: ‘Youth’ as a junior political subject
Researching the League
Organization of the book
2. ‘Juniority’ and the generational subordination of party youth organizations
Circumventing dependency: Cadre agency and responsiveness
Youth leagues and generational politics
Generational subordination and juniority
Table 2.1 Age limits for Communist Youth League cadres
3. The League on Campus
Joining the League
Figure 3.2 Is joining the party important to you? (%)
Grassroots League committees and cadres
Table 3.1 Requirements for League awards
League activities on campus
The view from below: The League’s evaluation by students
Figure 3.3 How should CYL cadres be appointed? (%)
Table 3.2 Does your league branch follow these procedures?
Table 3.3 Have you participated in CYL events after entering university?
Table 3.4 CYL activities that students participate in, prefer, consider useful
Table 3.5 How useful are the following organizations in helping you with study-related issues and student-life-related issues?
Table 3.6 If you require the assistance of an organization to deal with a problem, will you turn to the CYL?
Table 3.8 Problems university students face and the CYL’s effectiveness in addressing them
Table 3.9 CYL member’s views and suggestions
4. The League in the workplace
Table 4.1 Characteristics of work units and companies analysed in this chapter
Deregulated labor and League membership
Table 4.2 Annual transfer of members 2003-2007
Table 4.3 League membership development 2003-2007
‘Building the League through building the Party’
The League’s activities: Between the Party committee and the management
Table 4.4 Example of annual plan of activities
Table 4.5 Example of annual plan of activities
Table 4.6 Frequency of political study meetings
Serving and representing young employees
Table 4.7 Rights protection
Conclusion
5. Training youth cadres
Organizational aspirations and realities
Table 5.1 CYL branches and cadres in numbers 2002-12 (in 000s)
The Central League School: Training generalist cadres
Table 5.2 The League School in numbers
Table 5.3 Educational background of LS/CYUPS instructors
Table 5.4 2006 and 2007 Sessions of the Central League School
The League School at the grassroots
Table 5.5 Advanced Level League School Training Plan
Improving training at the local level
Table 5.6 Study subjects of 2004 Minority Youth Cadres Training Class (week long)
Personnel exchange and recognition programs
Table 5.7 All-China Outstanding League Cadres Award Winners
Table 5.8 Red Flag League Committee (Grassroots Branches) Award Winners
Conclusion
6. In Search of Responsiveness
Table 6.1 Content of CYL activities initiated at the national level, 1980-2007
Table 6.2 Beijing City League committee activities, 2010
Serving youth in practice
Table 6.3 When looking for employment, where did you get help from?
Table 6.4 During the past year, did you join a meeting of a participatory politics institution? (%)
Relations with social organizations
Conclusion
Conclusion: From Hu to Xi
The League as a dependent and junior organization
The League under Xi: Factional considerations or a new mission?
Figure 7.1 The CYL under Xi
Juniority beyond the League
Appendix
Bibliography
Index