From rival to collaborator: The curious case of resurgent nationalism in china

Bu makalede, ilk olarak Çin’deki yeniden yükselen milliyetçiliğin nedenleri ve özellikleri incelenmektedir. Bu minvalde, Çin’de 20. yüzyılın erken döneminde ortaya çıkan basitçe eski milliyetçilik diyebileceğimiz milliyetçiliğin ortaya çıkması ile Çin’de 20. yüzyılın son döneminde basitçe yeni milliyetçilik diyebileceğimiz milliyetçiliğin tekrar ortaya çıkması tartışılmakta ve iki milliyetçilik mukayese edilmektedir. Buradaki önemli bir iddia, diğer milletlere benzeme ihtiyacı ve arzusunu vurgulayan eski milliyetçiliğin amacının bir millet olmak iken milletin kendine özgü karakterini öne sürme ihtiyaç ve arzusunu vurgulayan yeni milliyetçiliğin amacının ise özgün millet haline gelmek olmasıdır. İkinci olarak, bu makale eski milliyetçiliğin 20. yüzyılın erken döneminde devletin, yani sarayın, ölümcül bir rakibi olması ama yeni milliyetçiliğin devletin, yani Komünist hükümetin, hayati bir işbirlikçisi olması meselesini ele almaktadır. Buna uygun olarak da bu oldukça şaşırtıcı dönüşümün nedenleri değerlendirilmektedir.

Rakiplikten işbirlikçiliğe: Çin'deki yeniden yükselen milliyetçiliğin ilginç vakası

In this article, first, the causes and the characteristics of the resurgent nationalism in China are examined. To that end, emergence of nationalism in China in the early 20th century, simply old nationalism, and reemergence of nationalism in China in the late 20th century, simply new nationalism, are discussed, and the two nationalisms are to be contrasted. An important argument here is that the main objective of old nationalism was to be a nation, emphasizing the need and the desire to resemble other nations, while the main objective of new nationalism is to become the nation, emphasizing the need and the desire to assert the peculiarity of the nation. Second, this article addresses the issue that while old nationalism was a fatal rival of the state, the Imperial Court, in the early 20th century, new nationalism is a vital collaborator of the state, the Communist government. Accordingly, the causes of this rather intriguing transformation are to be evaluated.

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