by BI Yantao, China
Dr. Cui Guitian, born in Jimo City, Shandong Province, works for School of Political Science and Public Administration, Shandong University, as a well-respected professor. I got acquainted with Dr. Cui via one of my relatives, who convinced me the professor is a trustworthy and easygoing scholar.
Dr. Cui specializes in comparative studies of political parties and governance modes in socialist countries. His profile available on the official website of his school shows Prof. Cui has implemented two research projects concerning governance strategies of the ruling parties in China and VietNam, which are closely related to one of my key research areas: political communication. From the micro perspective, the most important task of political communication is to legitimate a government, a politician, a policy or a political party, which I once termed as “the 4-Zheng” because all of them begin with “Zheng” in Chinese.
