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{{Short description|Norwegian sociologist, political scientist and professor}}
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'''Stein Ringen''' (born July 5, 1945) is a Norwegian sociologist and political scientist. He is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the [[University of Oxford]], and a Fellow of [[Green Templeton College, Oxford]] (formerly [[Green College, Oxford]]). Ringen holds a [[Magister_(degree)#Denmark_and_Norway|magister]] degree in political science (a 7-year degree including 3 years of research) from the [[University of Oslo]] (1972) and a [[dr. philos. (Norwegian degree)|dr. philos.]] degree from the University of Oslo (1987).
[[File:Stein Ringen at the 2023 Chiswick Book Festival. (53170712544) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Ringen in 2023]]

'''Stein Ringen''' (born July 5, 1945) is a Norwegian sociologist and political scientist.<ref name = Ringen/> He is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the [[Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford]], and a Fellow of [[Green Templeton College, Oxford]] (formerly [[Green College, Oxford]]).
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He has been a Visiting Professor at [[Université de Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne]] (1995, 1996), [[École Normale Supérieure de Cachan]] (1996-1997), [[Masaryk University]] (2003), [[Charles University]] (2003), [[University of the West Indies]] (2004, 2006) and [[Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung]] (2006).
==Early life and education==

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Ringen holds a [[Magister (degree)#Denmark and Norway|magister]] degree in political science (a 7-year degree including 3 years of research) from the [[University of Oslo]] (1972) and a [[dr. philos. (Norwegian degree)|Dr. philos.]] degree from the University of Oslo (1987).
He has written several books in Norwegian and English. He is also a regular contributor to Norwegian public debate.
==Career==
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He has been a visiting professor at [[Université de Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne]] (1995, 1996), [[École Normale Supérieure de Cachan]] (1996-1997), [[Masaryk University]] (2003), [[Charles University]] (2003), [[University of the West Indies]] (2004, 2006) and [[Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung]] (2006).


==Books==
==Books==
*2023: ''The Story of Scandinavia: From the Vikings to Social Democracy''
*2016: ''[[The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hkupress.org/Common/Reader/Products/ShowProduct.jsp?Pid=1&Version=0&Cid=16&Charset=iso-8859-1&page=-1&key=9789888208944|title=Hong Kong University Press|website=www.hkupress.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QFPZDAAAQBAJ&q=9781848327498|title=The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century|first=Stein|last=Ringen|date=1 May 2016|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|via=Google Books|isbn=9789888208937}}</ref>
*2013: ''Nation of Devils: Democratic Leadership and the Problem of Obedience'', Yale Univ. Press<ref name=Ringen>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21587192-democracy-has-survived-many-crises-elected-governments-should-worry-less-about-voting|title=The maturing of democracy: Picking up the tab|newspaper=The Economist|date=4 October 2013|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004200607/http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21587192-democracy-has-survived-many-crises-elected-governments-should-worry-less-about-voting|archivedate=4 October 2013}}</ref>
*2009: ''The Economic Consequences of Mr Brown''
*2009: ''The Economic Consequences of Mr Brown''
*2007: ''What Democracy Is For''
*2007: ''What Democracy Is For''
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*1997: ''Reformdemokratiet''
*1997: ''Reformdemokratiet''


==Views on modern China==

In his latest book ''The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century,'' Ringen provides insights that explain how China's authoritarian system works and where the party-state may be moving.

By pointing out Chinese Communist Party's priorities, i.e, self-preservation, stability and economic growth, Ringen argues that what concerns Party the most is the lack of political legitimacy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The perfect dictatorship : China in the 21st century|last=Stein|first=Ringen|date=2016 |isbn=9789888313877|location=Hong Kong|oclc=953805581}}</ref>

Ringen creates a word "controlocracy" to describe Party's governance through censorship and stability management etc. It does not depend on commanding most people in their daily lives and is able to mostly rely on their acquiescence and self-censorship.<ref name=":0" />

Ringen also believes that China's achievement is overestimated because of its size.<ref name=":0" />

From Ringen's point of view, "China Dream" is a dangerous ideology promoted by the Party because it makes national greatness and individual happiness inseparable. <ref name=":0" />

Based on the fact that China's economic growth is slowing down and social freedom is deteriorating, Ringen predicts that China may become a new Nazi state under Communist Party's consolidating power and absolute rule. <ref name=":0" />

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120324022900/http://www.sgiquarterly.org/feature2011Jly-2.html Faith in freedom (2011)]—article
==External links==
==External links==
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*http://users.ox.ac.uk/~gree0074/

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081026145921/http://users.ox.ac.uk/~gree0074/ External link]
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Ringen in 2023

Stein Ringen (born July 5, 1945) is a Norwegian sociologist and political scientist.[1] He is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford (formerly Green College, Oxford).

Early life and education

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Ringen holds a magister degree in political science (a 7-year degree including 3 years of research) from the University of Oslo (1972) and a Dr. philos. degree from the University of Oslo (1987).

Career

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He has been a visiting professor at Université de Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne (1995, 1996), École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (1996-1997), Masaryk University (2003), Charles University (2003), University of the West Indies (2004, 2006) and Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (2006).

Books

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  • 2023: The Story of Scandinavia: From the Vikings to Social Democracy
  • 2016: The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century[2][3]
  • 2013: Nation of Devils: Democratic Leadership and the Problem of Obedience, Yale Univ. Press[1]
  • 2009: The Economic Consequences of Mr Brown
  • 2007: What Democracy Is For
  • 2006: The Possibility of Politics (new edition)
  • 2005: Citizens, Families, and Reform (new edition)
  • 2004: Norges nye befolkning
  • 2000: Veien til det gode liv'
  • 1999: Ordet som er (co-author)
  • 1998: The Family in Question
  • 1997: Reformdemokratiet

Views on modern China

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In his latest book The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century, Ringen provides insights that explain how China's authoritarian system works and where the party-state may be moving.

By pointing out Chinese Communist Party's priorities, i.e, self-preservation, stability and economic growth, Ringen argues that what concerns Party the most is the lack of political legitimacy.[4]

Ringen creates a word "controlocracy" to describe Party's governance through censorship and stability management etc. It does not depend on commanding most people in their daily lives and is able to mostly rely on their acquiescence and self-censorship.[4]

Ringen also believes that China's achievement is overestimated because of its size.[4]

From Ringen's point of view, "China Dream" is a dangerous ideology promoted by the Party because it makes national greatness and individual happiness inseparable. [4]

Based on the fact that China's economic growth is slowing down and social freedom is deteriorating, Ringen predicts that China may become a new Nazi state under Communist Party's consolidating power and absolute rule. [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The maturing of democracy: Picking up the tab". The Economist. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Hong Kong University Press". www.hkupress.org.
  3. ^ Ringen, Stein (1 May 2016). The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st Century. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 9789888208937 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c d e Stein, Ringen (2016). The perfect dictatorship : China in the 21st century. Hong Kong. ISBN 9789888313877. OCLC 953805581.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Further reading

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Library resources
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