Yu Keping Explained

Yu Keping is the Director of the Center for Chinese Government Innovations at Peking University. He is a noted scholar having produced many noted books including the widely noted Democracy is a Good Thing. In addition to his academic work he has also acted as an advisor on political reforms to the Chinese government.^{[1] [2]}

Yu is also the New World Senior Fellow in the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation in the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.^[3]

Writings

Books

• Yu, K. (2010). Democracy and the Rule of Law in China Leiden: Brill
• Yu, K. (2009). Democracy is a good thing: Essays on politics, society, and culture in contemporary China. Washington, D.C: Brookings Institution Press.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.brill.nl/democracy-and-rule-law-china Brill: Democracy and the Rule of Law in China (Accessed Nov 2011)
2. http://business.clemson.edu/PoliSci/chinacenter_event_nov16.pdf Clemson University Center for China Studies 2011 Speaker Series (Accessed Nov 2011)
3. http://www.hks.harvard.edu/about/faculty-staff-directory/keping-yu John F. Kennedy School of Government:Keping Yu (Accessed Nov 2011)
4. Womack, B. (January 01, 2009). Democracy is a Good Thing: Essays on Politics, Society, and Culture in Contemporary China, by Yu Keping, and Globalization and Changes in China's Governance, by Yu Keping. China Journal Canberra-, 62, 168-169.
5. Bell, D. A. (January 01, 2010). Yu Keping, Democracy Is a Good Thing: Essays on Politics, Society, and Culture in Contemporary China. Perspectives on Politics, 8, 3, 915.
6. Taylor, J. R. (January 01, 2010). Yu Keping, Democracy Is a Good Thing: Essays on Politics, Society, and Culture in Contemporary China. Journal of Chinese Political Science, 15, 3, 341-342.
7. Wright, T. (January 01, 2011). Democracy is a Good Thing: Essays on Politics, Society, and Culture in Contemporary China. By Yu Keping. China Quarterly, London-, 206, 434.