The Establishment of State Authority in the Process of Political
Participation: the Accusations in the Period of “Suppress
Counterrevolutionaries” in Early PRC
WANG Ge, HE Zhi-Ming
Department of History, Nanjing University;Department of Thoughts and Politics, Sichuan University of Arts and Science
Abstract：The early Peoples Republic of China saw the rise of a sweeping campaign called “Suppress Counterrevolutionaries”. The large scale social mobilization was launched in this movement under Mao Zedongs directives. The “Accusations”, an effective means in “Suppress Counterrevolutionaries”, wasnt widely adopted immediately after the “Oct. 10th Directives” until Mar., 1951 when Mao personally pushed it to the whole country. Similar to the “Mouthing my Bitternesses” in the land reform, the “Accusations” was strict with the procedure and the choice of complaisants beforehand, showing the influence of power. Therefore, the process of mobilization for masses to participate in the “Suppress Counterrevolutionaries” was actually to boost them to participate in the local politics, and in turn the new regime achieved its aim of establishing state authority.
王舸, 何志明. 政治参与中的国家权威塑造
——新中国成立初期“镇反”运动中的控诉会[J]. 江苏大学学报（社会科学版）, 2012, 14(6): 46-51.
WANG Ge, HE Zhi-Ming. The Establishment of State Authority in the Process of Political
Participation: the Accusations in the Period of “Suppress
Counterrevolutionaries” in Early PRC. Journal of Jiangsu University（Social Science Editi, 2012, 14(6): 46-51.
