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A Study on Paramour Politics and the Related Issues of Order and Disorder
XING Cheng, SU Chang
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2026.07.005
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China； Macao University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China
Paramour politics is a kind of political phenomenon that can be seen in both history and reality. In some historical periods, this kind of political phenomenon even gradually developed into a kind of political culture, greatly influencing the direction of history. The essence of this kind of political culture is constructing political alliances through lover relationships. Interestingly, in history, it usually appeared in political alliances led by female politicians. In some situations, this kind of political alliance was linked to political conspiracies. In other words, paramour politics sometimes can be seen as a special means of political struggle. No matter in history or in reality, this kind of political phenomenon or political culture appears in many different forms. But its aim is fixed: gaining victory in political struggles, and more importantly, attaining greater power. However, from the things that have happened in history, we can see that in most situations, this form of political phenomenon usually brings about disasters.
paramour politics, political phenomenon, history, order, disorder
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