Self-Cultivation and the Legitimation of Power: Governing China through Education

Autor/inn/en	Wu, Bin; Devine, Nesta
Titel	Self-Cultivation and the Legitimation of Power: Governing China through Education
Quelle	In: Educational Philosophy and Theory, 50 (2018) 13, S.1192-1202 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wu, Bin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1857
DOI	10.1080/00131857.2017.1395737
Schlagwörter	Confucianism; Educational Philosophy; Self Actualization; Foreign Countries; Role; Governance; Values; Educational Quality; Social Systems; Authoritarianism; Social Change; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Konfuzianismus; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Ausland; Rollen; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Wertbegriff; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Social system; Soziales System; Autoritarismus; Sozialer Wandel
Abstract	A revival of Confucianism in post-Mao China helped the government legitimate its power in the face of a new socio-political and economic situation. This paper specifically explores the role of Confucian self-cultivation in China's governance. Drawing on Beetham's theory of legitimation of power and Weber's tri-typology of authority, we argue that self-cultivation, appealing to ingrained cultural values and traditions, fulfils the criteria of legitimation of power through two principles, namely, differentiation and community interest. In the context of "suzhi" education (education for quality) and China's national university entrance exam ("gaokao"), we interrogate tensions and paradoxes between the need for a presentation of modern and liberal authority and the CCP's one-party rule. The paper illustrates the complexity of China's authoritarianism and the intricacies and intrinsic relevance of self-cultivation in current practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01