Constructing Responsible Socialist Citizens in Official Politics Textbooks

This chapter examines the discourse of citizenship within China’s politics curriculum. It begins by outlining the structure and content of the curriculum, as well as the processes involved in textbook production, highlighting the curriculum’s role in cultivating socialist citizens who are loyal to the Party-state. It then analyzes the citizenship discourse within the textbooks, focusing on rights, responsibilities, political participation, socialist democracy, and national and political identity. Finally, the chapter discusses the changes introduced in the revised curriculum. The chapter reveals how a responsible socialist citizenship is constructed by the Party-state through official politics textbooks.