The Construction and Performance of Citizenship in Contemporary China

Citizenship education has been an explicit part of the universal system in contemporary China. Using data from original nationwide survey conducted 2018, this study tests hypothesis that longer intensity exposure to citizenship education, more citizens are influenced by a state-led conception characterized passive obedience and loyalty state. The finds mixed results is effective at lower educational levels, but higher levels it not only less effective, instead may foster (or minimum, does deter) active conceptions citizenship.