Globalisation as glocalisation in China: a new perspective

Ning Wang

Third World Quarterly, 2015, vol. 36, issue 11, 2059-2074

Abstract: In the current Chinese and international cultural and theoretical context globalisation has been one of the most heatedly debated topics of the past decade. This raises these questions: why should we Chinese humanities scholars deal with this topic with such enthusiasm? Has China really benefited from globalisation in its modernity project? How is globalisation realised in the Chinese context? How has it affected China’s humanities and culture? The advent of globalisation in China is subject to various constructions and reconstructions in its glocalised practice. So it is actually a sort of glocalisation in the Chinese context. Based on my previous research and on others’ publications, I offer my own reconstruction of globalisation with regard to its ‘glocalised’ practice in China. In the age of globalisation modernity has taken on a new look, or become a postmodern modernity, characterised by contemporary consumer culture. Along with the rapid development of its economy, China is now experiencing a sort of ‘de-third-worldising’ process, with its function increasingly important in the world.

Date: 2015
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