中国大学生上政治课，真的能强化国家正当性信念吗？UCSD社会学博士论文

本文为博士学位论文系列第4篇。

预告见Link，

第1篇《论文要写成什么风格才算是“社会学式”》见Link，

第2篇《法兰克福学派的人际网络/知识理念？》见link。

第3篇《在中国找教职到底要不要靠关系？》见link。

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我就不信你没翘过政治课！！！

1. 为什么中国大学要上政治课？

2. 难道你没好奇过，上政治课，到底对国家正当性的理解，有没有帮助？

3. 会想到反作用吗？

4. 在什么样的variations下，会相信/不相信政治课上传授的？

5. 那海外留学生，不上政治课的，国家要拿他们怎么办？

今年毕业于 University of California, San Diego社会学系的Patnode, Rene Nahele的博士论文

Cosmopolitan Universals and the Chinese University: Authoritarian Education and Its Impact on Global Perspectives

正要回答这个问题。

他的博士论文已经在改成几篇论文了，包括：

论文摘要见下：

1. 研究背景与目的

As an authoritarian state, the Chinese government has a vested interest in maintaining its legitimacy in the eyes of its people as well as their adherence to its directives. At the same time, China has spent the last few decades successfully integrating itself into the global economy. Correspondingly, Chinese individuals have increased access to global cultural and information flows, which might include ideas that challenge the government’s authority. This dissertation details how the government uses its educational system, in particular, to promote itself relative to global political alternatives. The dissertation further evaluates the extent to which the curriculum succeeds in its goals in ensuring students’ belief in government legitimacy and their adherence to government mandates.

2. 研究方法/对象（部分）

This project draws on fieldwork done at a Chinese university over the course of one year. During that time, I analyzed government-published textbooks; attended the political classes required for all Chinese university students; interviewed teachers and students; and administered surveys to the students.

3. 研究发现

I find that the impact of the curriculum is limited. 

——两种情况：匹配或冲突时

It succeeds when its discourse matches what students already believe, such as the broadly-shared perspective that other countries persecute China. Those beliefs are not solely due to government influence. Yet the curriculum fails when its discourse conflicts with global perspectives that the students have already adopted, such as what the practice of science entails. Nonetheless, the structure of the university ensures that students adhere to institutional and political authority even in the absence of trust in the government, and the structure additionally limits exposure to foreign individuals and culture that might further modify student perspectives regarding the political status quo. 

——这一招太毒了。去揭那些Chinese Student and Scholar Association 的底吗？

The dissertation concludes with a discussion of the impact of studying abroad on student perspectives. While the more direct foreign exposure may improve student opinions on other countries, I draw on additional fieldwork at an American university to show how the Chinese government can use its affiliated Chinese Student and Scholar Association to mitigate the impact of foreign exposure and reinforce government authority from a distance.

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