Law and anthropology in China

A roundtable discussion at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

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ID8253280
AuthorsZhou Yong (0000-0003-0322-9188, University of Oslo, corresponding author), Brian Donahoe (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology)
Year2023
Volume55
Issue3
Pages453-463
Publication date2023-09-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLegal Pluralism and Critical Social Analysis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2770-6869 • E-ISSN: 2770-6877
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/27706869.2023.2273068
OpenAlexW4389431761
LanguageEN
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As a multi-nation state, the People's Republic of China has developed a legal framework on minority nationalities that officially recognizes 55 groups totalling approximately 100 million people.Since the 1980s, China has also been one of the most influential actors in numerous fields of global governance, increasingly playing an essential role by participating in international norm-making and norm-implementing processes.Yet much remains unknown about the relevant Chinese perspectives, legal frameworks, and practices in the context of legal pluralism domestically and internationally, and the combination of law and anthropology can go a long way towards addressing this knowledge gap.The roundtable discussion "Law and Anthropology in China", conducted in the form of a webinar on 6 July 2023 at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology (MPI), is a preliminary effort to bridge the gap between scholars inside of China and those outside of China, allowing them to exchange their concerns and observations on the guiding question, "The anthropological study of cultural diversity and law in China: Why and how?"A total of 16 scholars from nine academic institutions participated in the discussion

China · Physics · Planck · Political science · Quantum mechanics · Social anthropology · Sociology · Anthropology · Chinese history and philosophy · Law

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