Abstract
This article analyzes the Chinese Communist Party’s “Core Socialist Values” (shèhuì zhŭyì héxīn jiàzhíguān) to show how each of these twelve values is defined, both independently and in relation to others. Using a Gramscian analytical approach, the article examines how a Chinese “integral state” is being prepared to ensure that consensus to the state’s proscribed values is not undermined by competing discourses. Consideration is given to how civil society becomes the ground for building consensus, reinforced by coercive strategies emanating from the Chinese state. In conclusion, the paper argues that the Core Socialist Values campaign represents a shift in focus under the current Xi Jinping Administration to emphasize the superstructure over the economic base, with the objective of creating citizens of and for the People’s Republic of China.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 92-116 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Critical Asian Studies |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 15 Dec 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2017 |
Bibliographical note
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Critical Asian Studies, on 15/12/2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14672715.2016.1263803Copyright © and Moral Rights are retained by the author(s) and/ or other copyright owners. A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge. This item cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the copyright holder(s). The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.
Keywords
- Propaganda
- Hegemony
- Citizenship
- Socialism
- China