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Marina Svensson

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Chinese Youth and the Communist Party of China : Cultivating a Loyal Generation through Ideological and Political Education

Author

  • Marina Svensson

Summary, in English

This article addresses the development under Xi Jinping of ideological and political education at the university level. It provides an overview of trends among youth, major policies and recent developments, and an analysis of how ideological and political education is organised at universities and incorporated into the curricula. It also argues that ideological and political education targeting youth needs to be understood within the wider context of the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) ideological work and legitimacy concerns. Xi Jinping and the CPC leadership view youth as central for both the Party’s survival and China’s future, but at the same time new values and ideals among youth are a concern which they want to counteract.

Department/s

  • Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University

Publishing year

2023

Language

English

Pages

72-91

Publication/Series

China: An International Journal

Volume

21

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

National University of Singapore

Topic

  • Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)
  • Pedagogy

Keywords

  • China
  • ideology
  • higher education
  • CCP

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0219-8614