Theorizing Chinese Citizenship

This volume theorizes the concept of citizenship in contemporary China by probing into the formation of Chinese citizenship and synthesizing the practices of citizenship by different social groups.

Zhonghua Guo is professor of political science at Sun Yat-Sen University. Sujian Guo is professor of political science at San Francisco State University.

Part 1: Imagining Chinese Citizenship Chapter 1: The Emergence of Citizen Concept in Modern China: 1899-1919, Zhonghua Guo Chapter 2: Citizenship in China: A Comparison of Rights with the East and West, Thomas Janoski Chapter 3: Confucianism and Citizenship: A Review of Opposing Conceptualizaions, Canglong Wang Part 2: Citizenship of Chinese Migrant Workers Chapter 4: Localized Citizenships: Household Registration as an Internal Citizenship Institution, Samantha Vortherms Chapter 5: Understanding Citizenship Beyond the Hukou System: The Role of Migrant worker NGOs in Transformation of Citizenship in China, Malgorzata Jakimow Chapter 6: Rights in Action: The Impact of Chinese Migrant Workers' Resistances on Citizenship Rights, Taihui Guo Part 3: Citizenship of the Chinese Middle Class Chapter 7: Self-empowerment and Public Participation: How does a Middle-class Oriented Group Influence Local Government Decision-making in Urban China, Yihan Xiong Chapter 8: The Politics of Citizenship Formation: Homeowners' Collective Action in Urban Beijing, Ying Xia and Bing Guan Part 4: Chinese Citizenship Education Chapter 9: Theorizing Citizenship as Discursive Practice: Chinese Students Talk about Citizenship, Kerry Kennedy, Hui Li, and Zhenzhou Zhao Chapter 10: Modernity, Mobility, and Dilemma: The Making of Tibetan Cultural Citizenship through an English Training Program, Yi Lin