Publisher Description

This book draws attention to the nonlegal, sociocultural aspects of justice for minorities in China. The primary objectives are threefold. The first is to present a tentative analysis of the lived realities of being 'the other' in China, with the aim of presenting a critical picture of the complex national context and identifying main concerns and key challenges. Six topics are covered - gender roles, health, class, intimacy, ethnicity and religion, and expression. The second objective is to explore the interaction between a wide range of factors and myriad systems that enable or hinder protection and justice for these groups, be they historical, political, social, or cultural, hoping to open up a rich domain of inquiry for those interested in to what extent and in what ways otherness may or may not survive in China. The third objective is to bring attention to new trends and developments, some are easily identifiable whereas others are less detectable,some are interrelated while others are relatively isolated, some are straightforward and others remain easily misinterpreted. 

Author Biography

Hanna H. Wei is Professor at the Qingdao Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shandong University, China, and formerly Professor of Jurisprudence and Human Rights at the Law School of Shandong University. Her research interests are minority rights, multiculturalism and intercultural dialogue. Her A Dialogical Concept of Minority Rights was published in 2016. 

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Gender Roles and Social Justice.- Social Norms and the Right to Health.- Structural Reforms and the Individual.- Ethno-Religious Diversity and Sinicisation.- Intimacy and the Policing of Virtue.- Expression and the Nation State.

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