On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, the "Fundamental Research Liberal Arts Research Lecture no. 10: 'Sinicization of Religion' Policy: Cultural Rhetoric and Governance Strategy" will be held.

"Sinicization" is a central concept of religious policy in the Xi Jinping administration, but its content is ambiguous and complex, containing both political and cultural meanings. This policy reflects, first of all, the tensions in recent years between the Chinese government and some followers of "foreign religions" such as Christianity, Islam, and Tibetan Buddhism, and the fact that the authorities are attempting to justify their governance strategy by mobilizing nationalist sentiments and cultural particularist discourse.

However, from a longer-term perspective, the goal of this policy is to reaffirm the basic norms of the relationship between politics and religion in the Chinese Communist Party's ruling system and to reconstruct the absolute authority of the central power in religious and ethnic issues.

In this lecture, we will first look back at the changes in the Chinese Communist Party's religious policy over the past century, then consider the construction process and content of the "Sinicization of Religion" policy discourse, and finally provide a brief explanation and evaluation of the promotion and implementation of this policy.

Lecture Language: Chinese (with Japanese interpretation) / Interpreter: Kazuo Yamashita (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University)

【Date and Time】

Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 16:30–18:30

【Venue】

Hiyoshi Campus, Raiosha 2nd Floor, Large Conference Room

【Target Audience】

Researchers, Keio students, faculty and staff, Keio University alumni

【Language】

Chinese (with Japanese interpretation)

【Admission Fee】

Free

【Advance Registration】

Not required

【Capacity】

Approx. 80 people

【Organizer】

Keio Research Center for the Liberal Arts

Please see here for details such as application information.