This article builds upon an oral presentation at CIRSDe in May 2017, where Prof. Hanne Petersen (Univ. of Copenhagen) presented and Simona Novaretti commented. Hanne Petersen discusses similarities between EU and China especially in the 21st century - a period of globalization and politics strongly influenced by neoliberal ideas in both these parts of the world, as well as a period characterized by increasing inequalities and social tensions. Simona Novaretti has considerably expanded her reflections on the way, in which this new emphasis on traditional Chinese values has influenced concepts of solidarity, generational and gender issues in China. She discusses if and how this process is reflected in the most recent Chinese legislation, and further examines how China is pursuing the construction of a «harmonious society», on the one hand, and the implementation of the UN 2030 sustainability goals, on the other. Reaching the goal of inter-gender equity seems to have become especially tricky in recent years, in particular due to the re-Confucianization of law and legal practice that has characterized Chinese policy after Xi Jinping’s seize of power. Both judicial reform and political discourse appear to be driving the official inter-gender equality efforts towards a contrary direction.
IN BETWEEN - GENDER, SOLIDARITY AND LEGALITY - A COMMENT ON CHINA’S LEGAL SYSTEM
Simona Novaretti
2019-01-01
Abstract
This article builds upon an oral presentation at CIRSDe in May 2017, where Prof. Hanne Petersen (Univ. of Copenhagen) presented and Simona Novaretti commented. Hanne Petersen discusses similarities between EU and China especially in the 21st century - a period of globalization and politics strongly influenced by neoliberal ideas in both these parts of the world, as well as a period characterized by increasing inequalities and social tensions. Simona Novaretti has considerably expanded her reflections on the way, in which this new emphasis on traditional Chinese values has influenced concepts of solidarity, generational and gender issues in China. She discusses if and how this process is reflected in the most recent Chinese legislation, and further examines how China is pursuing the construction of a «harmonious society», on the one hand, and the implementation of the UN 2030 sustainability goals, on the other. Reaching the goal of inter-gender equity seems to have become especially tricky in recent years, in particular due to the re-Confucianization of law and legal practice that has characterized Chinese policy after Xi Jinping’s seize of power. Both judicial reform and political discourse appear to be driving the official inter-gender equality efforts towards a contrary direction.
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