| ID | 081380 |
| Title Proper | Sovereign dignity, nationalism and the health of a nation |
| Other Title Information | a study of China's response in combat of epidemics |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Yoon, Sung-Won |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper seeks to understand the role of nationalism in China's policy towards the combat of emerging infectious diseases. By locating nationalism as a factor which facilitates or impedes global governance and international collaboration, this paper explores how nationalism influences China's political decision-making. Given her historical experience, China has in its national psyche an impulse never to become 'the sick man of the East' again. Today, China's willingness to co-operate with international bodies emanates out of reputational concerns rather than technical-medical considerations. This was clearly manifested in her handling of two epidemics in recent years: the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and HIV/AIDS episodes. This paper concludes that China's nationalism plays an inhibiting role in China's attempts to further incorporate herself into the architecture of global health governance in the long run. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Vol. 8, No.1; 2008: p80-100 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Vol. 8, No.1; 2008: p80-100 |
| Key Words | China ; Nationalism |