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The Rise of the Civilizational State2 episodes / 2 uploaded
The Rise of the Civilizational State (Part I)
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The term “civilizational state” is in vogue. Coined by Professor Zhang Weiwei, this emerging model of development and political discourse poses a challenge to Western assumptions.
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The rise of China is not that of an ordinary country, but a rise of civilizational state, an amalgam of the world’s oldest continuous civilization and a huge modern state. The concept of “civilizational state” has been openly embraced by major non-Western powers, such as Russia and India, who are using the term to decribe themselves. Moreover, the term has also gained traction among Western political or intellectual leaders. In a thoughtful exploration, Professor Zhang,Dean of China Institute at Fudan University, delves into the notion of a civilizational state and examine how it differs from the concept of a nation-state.
