TY - JOUR
T1 - The Core Socialist Values
T2 - Towards a Chinese Integral State
AU - Gow, Mike
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - propaganda
KW - hegemony
KW - citizenship
KW - socialism
KW - China
U2 - 10.1080/14672715.2016.1263803
DO - 10.1080/14672715.2016.1263803
M3 - Article (journal)
SN - 1467-2715
VL - 49
SP - 92
EP - 116
JO - Critical Asian Studies
JF - Critical Asian Studies
IS - 1
ER -