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ID187415
Title ProperLaw Does Not Come Down From Heaven
Other Title InformationYouth Legal Socialisation Approaches in Chinese Textbooks of the Xi Jinping Era
LanguageENG
AuthorNaftali, Orna
Summary / Abstract (Note)Schools constitute key sites for legal socialisation, the process whereby youth develop their relationship with the law. Yet, what does legal socialisation entail in the context of an authoritarian party-state such as China? The article examines this question by analysing Chinese citizenship education textbooks of the Xi era. The study finds that China's current textbooks contain elements associated with both a coercive and a consensual approach to legal education. Nonetheless, it is the consensual orientation that receives greater stress, as the books highlight the positive benefits of legal compliance and endorse the idea that youth should advance beyond the external supervisory stage to the self-discipline level of legal consciousness. Reflecting the attempt of the Chinese Communist Party leadership to draw on legality as a key source of legitimacy, this approach is nonetheless undermined by the propagandist tone of the textbooks and their ambiguous messages regarding citizens’ ability to challenge China's existing laws.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Current Chinese Affairs Vol. 51, No.2; Aug 2022: p.265–291
Journal SourceJournal of Current Chinese Affairs Vol: 51 No 2
Key WordsChina ;  Youth ;  Citizenship Education ;  Legal Socialisation


 
 
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