The meaning of citizenship in contemporary Chinese society : an empirical study through western lens / Sicong Chen.
2018
JQ1517.A2 C542 2018 (Map It)
Available at Cellar
Formats
| Format | |
|---|---|
| BibTeX | |
| MARCXML | |
| TextMARC | |
| MARC | |
| DublinCore | |
| EndNote | |
| NLM | |
| RefWorks | |
| RIS |
Items
Details
Author
Title
The meaning of citizenship in contemporary Chinese society : an empirical study through western lens / Sicong Chen.
Published
Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Call Number
JQ1517.A2 C542 2018
ISBN
9789811063213
9811063214
9811063214
Description
xviii, 162 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1019824173
Summary
This book is a direct and empirical response to the mounting official interest in citizenship education, increasing dynamics between state and society, and growing citizenship awareness and practice in society in contemporary China. Placing the focus on society, the book investigates the meaning of the Chinese term gongmin - equivalent to 'citizen' - in non-official media discourses and in university students' and migrant workers' perceptions, through the constructed analytical lens of Western citizenship conception. By laying out the complex details of how the meaning of the term resembles and deviates in and between collective social discourses and individual citizens' understandings with reference to state discourses, the book makes clear that there is discrepancy in the meaning of gongmin between state and society and that the meaning varies in contemporary Chinese society. Cutting across multiple topics, this book is a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in Chinese citizenship, East-West citizenship, citizenship education, the media, university students and migrant workers in China.
Record Appears in
Table of Contents
1.
Introduction: Citizenship, Education, East and West
1
Background: Three Tendencies
1
Purpose of the Book
5
Education and Citizenship
6
Understanding Citizenship: The East-West Approach
9
Understanding Chinese Citizenship: Two Gaps
11
Research Framework and Data
13
Key Findings and Implications
14
Organization of the Book
15
References
16
pt. I
Western Lens and the State Factor
2.
Evolving Citizenship Conception in the West
23
Pre-modern Citizenship
23
Modern Citizenship
25
Contemporary Reconfiguration
30
Citizenship in Postmodernization
31
Citizenship in Globalization
35
Western Citizenship as Analytical Lens
39
References
41
3.
Citizenship and the State in Contemporary China
43
Gongmin: The Chinese Equivalent of `Citizen'
43
Party-State's Stance on Citizenship
49
Rights
51
Morality
53
Political Participation
54
Citizenship-Related Education
57
State-Society Dynamics
61
Guangdong Province
62
Media
63
University Students
65
Migrant Workers
67
Note on Students and Workers
69
References
70
pt. II
Meaning of Gongmin in Society
4.
Gongmin as Identity
77
Citizenship-Related Identities in Society
77
Identity of `Chinese Gongmin'
81
Gongmin Vis-a-Vis State and Society
87
Gongmin as Multileveled Identity
90
Social Implications
93
References
96
5.
Rights and Responsibilities of Gongmin
99
Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities in Society
99
At the Collective Level
102
At the Individual Level
105
Social Implications
113
References
116
6.
Gongmin and Participation
119
Citizenship Participation in Society
119
At the Collective Level
122
At the Individual Level
124
Social Implications
129
References
131
7.
From Gongmin to Citizenship and Citizenship Education
133
Gongmin: Past and Present
134
Gongmin and State-Society Relation
135
Gongmin and Citizenship
138
Gongmin and Citizenship Education
141
References
145
8.
Conclusion: Possible Change, Necessary Work
147
References
150
Appendix: Data Collection and Analysis
151
Index
161