Lin Civilising Citizens in Post-Mao China

Understanding the Rhetoric of Suzhi
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-315-43715-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 201 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Contemporary China Series

Political discourse in contemporary China is intimately linked to the patriotic reverie of restoring China as a great civilisation, a dream of reformers since the beginning of the twentieth century. The concept and use of suzhi – a term that denotes the idea of cultivating a ‘quality’ citizenship – is central to this program of rejuvenation and is enjoying a revival. This book therefore offers an accessible and comprehensive analysis of suzhi, investigating the underlying cultural, philosophical, and psychological foundations that propel the suzhi discourse. Using a new method to analyse Chinese governance, one that is both historical and discursive in approach, it demonstrates how suzhi has been made into a political resource by the Chinese Communist Party-State, journeying from Confucianism to Socialism. Ultimately, it asks the question, if we cannot rely on western-models of governance to explain how China is governed, what method of analysis can we use? Making use of over 200 Chinese language primary sources, this book is able to demonstrate the link between suzhi and similar discourses in post-Mao China, including ‘civilisation’, ‘harmonious society’ and the 'China dream'.

As the first book to provide an in-depth study of suzhi and its relevance in Chinese society, Civilising Citizens in Post-Mao China will be useful for students and scholars of Chinese Studies, Chinese Politics and Sociology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lin, Delia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction

2 The Confucian Legacy of Suzhi

3 The Paradigm of Suzhi: Transformational Citizenship

4 Manufacturing Suzhi: From Mini to Mighty

5 The Wenming-Suzhi-Hexie-Zhongguo Meng Continuum: The Process of Pan-politicisation

6 Suzhi Jiaoyu: A Word That Succeeds and A Policy That Fails

7 Conclusion

Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Delia Lin lectures in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Adelaide. Her research interests include political thought, governance, ideology and discourse.