Confucian justification of leadership democracy
Jin, Yutang
Recent debates in Confucian political theory have been fueled not only by attempts to find compatibility between Confucian values and democracy but also by efforts to identify theories of "Confucian democracy" and "Confucian meritocracy" that can provide cultural and political alternatives to Western-style democracy revolving around liberal values. Aware of the huge potential of Confucian values to contribute to democratic theory, many Confuci...