Rethinking Global Civil Society (GCS) Theory ----- A Political Analysis on the Rise of Popular Nationalism in China
Global Civil Society (GCS) Theory maintains that nationalism will gradually decline as processes of globalization increase. However, the recent rise of popular nationalism in China is one counterexample to GCS theory. By using case study and narrative analysis on researching recent popular nationalist movements in China, we find that it is the “victim-superpower” identity among Chinese people that