Multiple Faces of Ideology: Definitions and Approaches

This chapter provides a survey of multiple definitions of ideology submitted by scholars across different disciplines, categorizing them according to several different criteria. The chapter compares various definitions and approaches to ideology and highlights the contradictory, multi-faced nature of ideology and its functions.

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Kato, Y. (2021). Multiple Faces of Ideology: Definitions and Approaches. In: Party Ideology, Public Discourse, and Reform Governance in China. Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66707-8_2

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