Institutional Genes: Confucianism vs. Christianity with Professor Chenggang Xu

In this SCCEI seminar, Chenggang Xu draws from a chapter of his ongoing book project titled “Institutional Genes: A Comparative Analysis of Origins of China’s Institutions.” Confucianism / Imperial-Exam-System is one of three what I called institutional genes of China's institutions. As a comparison, Christianity is an institutional gene for other institutions, including constitutional democracy (in the West) on the one hand and totalitarianism (in the Soviet Union), which is implanted into China on the other hand. In this talk, I’ll explain how Confucianism/ Imperial-Exam-System is created and evolved, and why it is an institutional gene that affects today’s institutions in China. https://sccei.stanford.edu/events