World hegemony in question: the complexities & contradictions of China’s ‘passive revolution’ in its global context
China’s unprecedented meteoric rise has dramatically altered the structure and functioning of the global order sparking debate about whether it may become a ‘world hegemon’. The Neo neo-Gramscian perspective adopted here understands hegemony as a power relationship between state-society complexes, e...
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China’s unprecedented meteoric rise has dramatically altered the structure and functioning of the global order sparking debate about whether it may become a ‘world hegemon’. The Neo neo-Gramscian perspective adopted here understands hegemony as a power relationship between state-society complexes, each determined by the social forces emergent from its particular class configuration. To enjoy world hegemony a state-society complex must, amongst other things, enjoy politico-cultural hegemony over its subordinate counterparts, manifested in intellectual and moral leadership, enabling it to remaking the world in its ‘own image’. In order to assess China’s ‘hegemonic credentials’ (and the kind of world order it would be) according to this criterion, this study examines the evolving and contradictory nature of the country’s ongoing top-down social restructuring – a passive revolution – within the context of a changing global capitalist system. Contemporary China stands at a crossroads, its growth model “unstable, unbalanced and uncoordinated” and its society far from “harmonious”. Against the backdrop of authoritarian Caesarism, we argue, a nascent hegemonic project has emerged under Xi Jinping, which seeks not just to carry out profound domestic social reform, but to extend Chinese hegemony internationally, as witnessed over the last few years. We conclude that for the foreseeable future Chinese world hegemony appears unlikely, amongst other reasons because its present societal model fails to inspire emulation abroad, a key requirement for intellectual and moral leadership.
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00013597542023-07-26World hegemony in question: the complexities & contradictions of China’s ‘passive revolution’ in its global contextPass, JonathanChinahegemoníacomplejo estado-sociedadrevolución pasivaproyecto hegemónicoXi JinpingChinahegemonystate-society complexpassive revolutionhegemonic projectXi JinpingChina’s unprecedented meteoric rise has dramatically altered the structure and functioning of the global order sparking debate about whether it may become a ‘world hegemon’. The Neo neo-Gramscian perspective adopted here understands hegemony as a power relationship between state-society complexes, each determined by the social forces emergent from its particular class configuration. To enjoy world hegemony a state-society complex must, amongst other things, enjoy politico-cultural hegemony over its subordinate counterparts, manifested in intellectual and moral leadership, enabling it to remaking the world in its ‘own image’. In order to assess China’s ‘hegemonic credentials’ (and the kind of world order it would be) according to this criterion, this study examines the evolving and contradictory nature of the country’s ongoing top-down social restructuring – a passive revolution – within the context of a changing global capitalist system. Contemporary China stands at a crossroads, its growth model “unstable, unbalanced and uncoordinated” and its society far from “harmonious”. Against the backdrop of authoritarian Caesarism, we argue, a nascent hegemonic project has emerged under Xi Jinping, which seeks not just to carry out profound domestic social reform, but to extend Chinese hegemony internationally, as witnessed over the last few years. We conclude that for the foreseeable future Chinese world hegemony appears unlikely, amongst other reasons because its present societal model fails to inspire emulation abroad, a key requirement for intellectual and moral leadership.El auge meteórico sin precedentes de China ha cambiado de forma espectacular la estructura y funcionamiento del orden global, provocando un debate sobre si se convertirá en el ‘hegemon mundial’. La perspectiva Neo neogramsciana aquí presentada comprende la hegemonía como una relación de poder entre complejos estado-sociedad, cada uno determinado por las fuerzas sociales emergentes de la configuración particular de sus clases sociales. Para poder disfrutar de la hegemonía mundial un complejo estado-sociedad, entre otras cosas, tiene que ejercer la hegemonía político-cultural sobre sus homólogos subordinados, manifestada en el liderazgo intelectual y moral, lo que le permite rehacer el mundo ‘en su propia imagen’. Con el fin de evaluar las ‘credenciales hegemónicas’ de China (y la clase de orden mundial resultante) según este criterio, este estudio examina el carácter cambiante y contradictorio de la reestructuración social ‘de arriba abajo’ – una revolución pasiva – que el país lleva experimentando desde hace tiempo en el contexto de un sistema capitalista global variable. La China contemporánea se encuentra en una encrucijada, su modelo de crecimiento “inestable, desequilibrado y descoordinado” y su sociedad lejos de ser “armoniosa”. Con el Cesarismo autoritario como telón de fondo, sostenemos que ha emergido un proyecto hegemónico naciente bajo el mandato de Xi Jinping, que pretende no solamente llevar a cabo una reforma social doméstica profunda, sino extender la hegemonía china internacionalmente, tal y como hemos presenciado durante los últimos años. Concluimos que por ahora la hegemonía mundial china parece poco probable, entre otras razones porque su modelo social actual no inspira la imitación en el exterior, un requisito clave para el liderazgo intelectual y moral.2019text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=7200188(Revista) ISSN 1697-5197Revista electrónica de estudios internacionales (REEI), ISSN 1697-5197, Nº. 38, 2019engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. 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