期刊征稿：Chinese Individuals in Dilemma: Rethinking China’s Path to Individualization in the New Era
http://t.cn/A6mqDRWH
Abstract DDL: February 15, 2025
Full paper DDL: November 1, 2025

This special issue is co-edited by Yunxiang Yan (University of California, Los Angeles, USA), Jun Yang (East China University of Science and Technology, China), and Canglong Wang (University of Brighton, UK). The special issue aims to explore various dimensions of individualization in contemporary China and its broader implications. You can find detailed information about the call for papers on the China Perspectives website: Call for Papers - China Perspectives.

We invite interested authors to submit an abstract (approximately 500 words), along with the paper’s title and the contributor’s biography (all in English), by February 15, 2025. Full papers are due by November 1, 2025. Additionally, a virtual workshop is planned for July 2025, where contributors will have the opportunity to present and discuss their papers, fostering mutual support and collaboration.

Suggested Topics (including but not limited to):
★Nationalism and the re-embedding mechanisms of individualization.
★Gender and individualization in China.
★Demographic transition and societal ageing and their implications for Chinese individualization.
★Confucian ethics and the tensions in Chinese individualization.
★Urban-rural differences and the complexity of the individualization process.
★Individualization in social groups (e.g., digital nomads, migrant workers).
★Challenges to individual autonomy in digital governance.
★Individualization under the “common prosperity” policy.

If you are interested in contributing to this special issue or have any questions, please feel free to contact the editor at c.wang@brighton.ac.uk. All submissions will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process.