Civilising Citizens in Post-Mao China
Understanding the Rhetoric of Suzhi
Seiten
2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-17263-3 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-17263-3 (ISBN)
This book is the first to offer an accessible and comprehensive analysis of suzhi and critical analysis of this predominant discourse in China.
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 programme 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 – the book 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, the book highlights the link between suzhi and similar discourses in post-Mao China, including those centring on notions of ‘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.
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 programme 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 – the book 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, the book highlights the link between suzhi and similar discourses in post-Mao China, including those centring on notions of ‘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.
Delia Lin lectures at the School of Social Sciences at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Her research interests include political thought, governance, ideology and discourse.
Preface
A Note on Translation and Transliteration
List of Tables and Figures
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: Research Design for Chapter 4
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 11.01.2019 |
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Reihe/Serie | Routledge Contemporary China Series |
Zusatzinfo | 5 Tables, black and white; 23 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 24 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 294 g |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung |
ISBN-10 | 0-367-17263-1 / 0367172631 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-367-17263-3 / 9780367172633 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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