Politické myšlení starověké Číny a jeho vliv na současný čínský politický systém

Political thought of ancient China, especially Confucianism, is experiencing a comeback in today's official speeches of Chinese political leaders. The reason for the turning back to traditional learning lies mainly in legitimizing one-party system of the PRC. Communist Party of China in the 21st century doesn't fully adhere to the ideology of Marxism-Leninism as during the era of Mao Zedong. Therefore CCP is looking for legitimizing elements of its authoritarian rule. The legitimacy of the CCP is largely based on economic growth of the country and the growing prosperity of the Chinese population. Permanent economic growth may not continue in the future, so the CCP is looking for alternative legitimizing elements of its power. The aim is to find the reasons of Chinese ancient political thought comeback, especially Confucianism in official speeches of Chinese top political leaders. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first deals with the Chinese philosophy and ancient political thought. The second deals with the concept of legitimacy of the political system in the Chinese context, and the third analyses the legitimacy of last two generations of the CCP leaders and their referring to traditional Confucian values strategy.