There is a flourishing literature on citizenship education in China that is mostly unknown in the West. Liberal political theorists often assume that only in democracy should citizens be prepared for their future responsibilities, yet citizenship education in China has undergone a number of transformations as the political system has sought to cope with market reforms, globalization and pressures both externally and within the country for broader political reforms. Over the past decade, Chinese scholars have been struggling for official recognition of citizenship education as a key component of the school curriculum in these changing contexts. This book analyzes the citizenship education issues under discussion within China, and aims to provide a voice for its scholars at a time when China's international role is becoming increasingly important.

1. Introduction: Educating Chinese citizens for the 'Chinese century': Views from the Inside Kerry John Kennedy Part 1. Citizenship Education in China: Theoretical Lens, History and Today's Debates 2. The Chinese Paternalistic State and Moral Education Gregory P. Fairbrother 3. Reforming the National Character and the Development of Chinese Civic Education in the Early Modern Period Xu Ruifang 4. A Review and Vision of Civic Education in Contemporary China Qin Shuli 5. Paradoxes of Civic and Political Education in China's Higher Education Institutions Jiang Kai and Xu Yujie Part 2. Citizenship Education, China and the World: Visiting Locality from a Global Perspective 6. Educating for World Citizens in Chinese Schools: Moral Education in the Cosmopolitan Age Yu Tianlong 7. Globalization, Citizenship Education, and International Events: 2010 Shanghai World Exposition Education in China Law Wing-Wah 8. Multileveled Citizenship Education in Beijing: Liberation With Limitation Pan Suyan 9. Becoming Global Citizens Through Bilingualism: Chinese Citizenship Education in A Globalising World Chen Yangguang Part 3. Citizenship Curriculum: Textbooks and Learning Activities 10. Citizenship Education as the Basis for China's Educational Modernization Tan Chuanbao 11. An Overview of Civic Education Studies in China Wang Dongxiao 12. From Ideo-political Indoctrination to Real-life Narration: Reform of Textbooks for Moral and Citizenship Education in China Wang Xiaofei and Tan Chuanbao 13. Volunteer Development in Chinese Universities Zhao Zhenzhou 14. Understanding Citizenship Education in China: Multiple Perspectives Kerry John Kennedy, Gregory P. Fairbrother, and Zhao Zhenzhou