Title
Towards solidarity and recognition? Changing social citizenship in China after a decade of social policy development
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Asian Journal of Social Science
Publication Date
2015
Volume
43
Issue
1-2
First Page
103
Last Page
124
Publisher
Brill
Keywords
neoliberalism, social policy, post-neoliberalism, social citizenship, China
Abstract
According to the rhetoric of the post-war welfare state, citizens should have equal access to social benefits and protection based on human needs, rather than place of residence (Wincott, 2006). But under China’s socialist system and neoliberal reform, Chinese social citizenship has been eroded for various political and economic goals. Are there positive changes in Chinese social citizenship after a decade of social policy development? By interviewing 24 migrant college graduates working in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the current study confirms institutional progress in social policy for people’s social protection. But these post-neoliberal social programmes are far from enough to help migrant graduates perform full social citizenship in urban regions. By studying social inclusion of educated but disadvantaged youth under neoliberal and post-neoliberal reforms, the study contributes to a growing body of literature analysing social citizenship and social policy in China.
DOI
10.1163/15685314-04301006
Print ISSN
15684849
E-ISSN
15685314
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Wen, Z. (2015). Towards solidarity and recognition? Changing social citizenship in China after a decade of social policy development. Asian Journal of Social Science, 43(1-2), 103-124. doi: 10.1163/15685314-04301006
