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This article aims to identify the underlying drivers shaping the transformation of women’s roles within China’s political system and to develop a multidimensional explanatory framework based on historical and institutional analysis. Taking the feudal period, the Xinhai Revolution, the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and the Reform and Opening-up as key historical junctures, this study systematically traces the staged evolution of women’s political participation. Specifically, this trajectory spans from the structural exclusion of women within traditional political structures to the awakening of women’s political consciousness during modern nation-state formation, then to state-led institutional empowerment and mass mobilization after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and ultimately to the institutionalization of women’s participation in the Reform and Opening-up era. The study demonstrates that the transformation of women’s political roles is not an isolated phenomenon but is deeply embedded in the broader processes of economic restructuring, political institutional transformation, and the evolution of cultural norms in China. Economically, women have gradually attained greater independence through participation in socialized production. Politically, the state has established constitutional and institutional arrangements that safeguard women’s political participation. Culturally, rising levels of educational attainment have strengthened women’s political awareness while providing critical human capital for the expansion of their roles in the political system. Grounded in Marxist historical materialism, the study argues that changes in women’s political roles are fundamentally shaped by the tensions between productive forces and the relations of production, as well as by the dynamic interaction between the economic base and the superstructure. The continuous development of productive forces generates corresponding adjustments in the relations of production, while shifts across political, legal, and cultural domains reflect the reconfiguration of gender relations within the superstructure, thereby facilitating women’s gradual transition from structural marginalization to more substantive political participation. It is noteworthy that although women’s representation in political institutions at various levels has shown a sustained upward trend, significant constraints persist in access to political office, cadre selection practices, promotion mechanisms, and women’s willingness to engage in political life. This suggests that formal legal guarantees have not fully translated into substantive political equality and that women’s participation continues to be influenced by both implicit and structural barriers. The article further emphasizes that strengthening empirical research and conducting cross-national comparative studies can help explore effective pathways to enhance women’s political participation. Such efforts can provide both a theoretical foundation and practical guidance for constructing a gender-inclusive model of political development that integrates institutional safeguards with cultural adaptability while aligning with China’s specific socio-political context.

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Abstract
1. 引言
1.1 研究背景
1.2 研究目的和研究内容
1.3 研究方法
2. 文献综述
3. 中国经济、政治、文化的变迁
3.1 经济变迁
3.2 政治变迁
3.3 文化变迁
4. 中国女性政治参与角色变化的理论解析
4.1 生产力、生产关系、经济基础和上层建筑的概念界定
4.2 中国女性参政的动态变化
5. 讨论
6. 结论
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저자

• 李琳 [ 이림 | 韩国国立仁川大学 政治外交学院 ]
• Park, Johann [ 韩国国立仁川大学 政治外交学院 ] Corresponding Author

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  Journal of China Studies

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1975-5902

• eISSN

  3022-5590

• 수록기간

  2006~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 912 DDC 951