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Author Chen, Sicong, author

Title The meaning of citizenship in contemporary Chinese society : an empirical study through Western lens / Sicong Chen
Published Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint : Springer, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 162 pages) : 12 illustrations
Series Governance and Citizenship in Asia, 2365-6255
Governance and Citizenship in Asia, 2365-6255
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction: Citizenship, Education, East and West -- Part I The Western Lens and the State Factor -- Chapter 2 Evolving Citizenship Conception in the West -- Chapter 3 Citizenship and the State in Contemporary China -- Part II The Meaning of Gongmin in Society -- Chapter 4 Gongmin as Identity -- Chapter 5 Rights and Responsibilities of Gongmin -- Chapter 6 Gongmin and Participation -- Chapter 7 From Gongmin to Citizenship and Citizenship Education -- Chapter 8 Conclusion: Possible Change, Necessary Work
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 r esearchers interested in Chinese citizenship, East-West citizenship, citizenship education, the media, university students and migrant workers in China
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Citizenship -- China
Citizenship -- Study and teaching -- China
Political participation -- China
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Political participation
Citizenship -- Study and teaching
Citizenship
Comparative education
Education
Educational sociology
International education
China
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789811063237
9811063230
9789811063220
9811063222
9789811348549
9811348545