Social Credit
The Warring States of China’s Emerging Data Empire
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"Vincent Brussee is one of the very few scholars who I regularly recommend as essential reading on China’s social credit system. For years, he has remained consistently abreast of the latest developments in this complicated and evolving area, and his writing has helped to dispel the fog of misinformation that surrounds the subject in popular media."
--Jeremy Daum, Senior Research Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale University School of Law
"China’s Social Credit System has been a source for fanciful speculation and gratuitous mythmaking. How does it actually work in practice? This book provides a rigorous and detailed review of the system’s historical evolution, its structuring, and its functionality and dysfunctionality. It provides a useful corrective to dominant narratives, as well as a fascinating insight into governance reform in China."
- Rogier Creemers, Assistant Professor at Leiden University
China’s Social Credit System has fundamentally re-shaped global notions of surveillance, making it into European Union legislation and hundreds of media headlines. Drawing on a rich body of empirical evidence, this book offers one of the first comprehensive assessments of this infamous system, from its fragmented implementation to its implications for both human rights and the market order. Surprisingly, it illustrates even China's government is confused about this messy initiative. Separating fact from fiction, Social Credit is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in technology, governance, and surveillance in China and beyond.
Vincent Brussee is an Analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies, Europe’s largest think tank and research institute on contemporary China. He is the institute’s lead researcher on the Social Credit System. In addition to publishing extensively for MERICS, his work has been featured in Foreign Policy, the Diplomat, and various national outlets in Europe. He holds a graduate degree with the highest distinction in Asian Studies from Leiden University (the Netherlands), focusing on China’s domestic governance.
China’s Social Credit System has fundamentally re-shaped global notions of surveillance, making it into European Union legislation and hundreds of media headlines. Drawing on a rich body of empirical evidence, this book offers one of the first comprehensive assessments of this infamous system, from its fragmented implementation to its implications for both human rights and the market order. Surprisingly, it illustrates even China's government is confused about this messy initiative. Separating fact from fiction, Social Credit is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in technology, governance, and surveillance in China and beyond.
Provides one of the first detailed empirical assessments of China's Social Credit System Analyzes how China’s government approaches controversial topics like digital surveillance Explains the processes behind China’s adoption of digital technologies in governance, and its limits
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“The strongest and most notable element of this study is its perseverant empirical legwork. … Consequently, it is an important reference guide not only for scholars and students studying China, but also for policymakers who want to learn more about the contemporary methods of social and economic governance in China.” (İlkay Ata Yildiz, China Information, Vol. 38 (2), July, 2024)
“The book’s fresh and engaging style, balancing personal notes with in-depth policy analysis, renders it an enjoyable read.” (Marianne von Blomberg, The China Quarterly, November 6, 2023)
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"Vincent Brussee is one of the very few scholars who I regularly recommend as essential reading on China’s social credit system. For years, he has remained consistently abreast of the latest developments in this complicated and evolving area, and his writing has helped to dispel the fog of misinformation that surrounds the subject in popular media."
--Jeremy Daum, Senior Research Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale University School of Law
"China’s Social Credit System has been a source for fanciful speculation and gratuitous mythmaking. How does it actually work in practice? This book provides a rigorous and detailed review of the system’s historical evolution, its structuring, and its functionality and dysfunctionality. It provides a useful corrective to dominant narratives, as well as a fascinating insight into governance reform in China."
- Rogier Creemers, Assistant Professor at Leiden University
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