The Meaning of Citizenship in Contemporary Chinese Society - An Empirical Study through Western Lens (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Governance and Citizenship in Asia
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Sicong Chen
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	162
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-981-10-6321-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship
LSN:	981-10-6321-4
Barcode:	9789811063213

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