Central State, Local Governments, Ethnic Groups and the Minzu Identification in Yunnan (1950s–1980s)

Abstract-The ethnic group in Medan city has played an important role to participate in the formation of support groups. The shift from social group concentration to the world of electoral politics gives a new nuance for us to understand the existence of ethnic groups in the life of democracy at the local level which in some cases leads to ethnic conflict in the elections. This study aims to explore the pattern of harmony communication relationships between ethnic groups supporting contestants in the election of regional heads in the city of Medan in 2015. This study used a qualitative approach with descriptive method of case study type. The object of research conducted on two ethnic groups in the city of Medan in the community of the Chinese Tionghoa Indonesia (Paguyuban Suku Tionghoa Indonesia/PASTI) and Joko Tingkir community (Paguyuban Joko Tingkir). Result data through study, library study and documentation. The results of this study review the shift of topics that originally acted in the field of social and then move more broadly into the field of politics in the political practice they apply still uphold the social values contained in the culture of each ethnic through various interactions that promote harmony communications. between ethnic groups through mutual respect.

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“…Changes to this orientation according to [21] role in social classification may change and vary in each case.…”

Section: Theory Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Concord Communications and Interactions between Ethnic Groups Supporting The Candidate; Case Study on Paguyuban Suku Tionghoa Indonesia dan Joko Tingkir In Election of Medan City, 2015

Humaizi¹,

Ermansyah²,

Sinaga³

2018

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social and Political Development (ICOSOP 2017)

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“…The national population census data of 2000 reveal that among the 26 original Yunnanese minorities (Yang, 2009) residing in the Kunming city area, Yi, Bai and Hui are most abundant 6 (11.2% of the total population of Kunming), in contrast to other minority groups such as Dai and Sani (only 0.2%). Bai, Yi, and Hui minorities have relatively higher levels of education, employment and income compared to other minorities (Postiglione, 2013), but most minority ethnic groups are entitled to some benefits according to China's Minority Policy.…”

Section: Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

Social differentiation and spatial mixture in a transitional city - Kunming in southwest China

Cheng

Young

2017

Habitat International

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Socio-spatial segregation, and particularly racial and ethnic segregation, has been extensively studied in the Western context but is less researched for Chinese cities, particularly those in less developed regions. The city of Kunming in remote southwest China is characterized by a transition from a socialist manufacturing center to a free market service economy and the strong presence of a diversity of ethnic groups. Kunming provides an opportunity to examine the similarities and disparities in the socio-spatial landscape compared to well-developed cities in China and other post-socialist contexts as well as those in the West. In this paper, population census data at the community level from 2000 together with its spatial boundary data are used to create 39 demographic, educational, occupational and housing variables for 431 communities. Principal component analysis, hierarchical clustering and spatial segregation indicators are combined in order to identify, classify and analyse the spatial segregation of diverse social groups. The study finds that, unusually for Chinese cities, ethnic minority and gender are significant factors, and it demonstrates that both spatial mixture and social differentiation simultaneously characterize Kunming.

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“…State agents used fieldwork, linguistic tests, interviews and other means to reclassify minority populations. On one level, the procedures were heavily influenced by pre‐revolution (including dynastic) methods of ethnic classification and the visibility and languages of minority peoples (Mullaney ; Yang ). On another level, negotiations by such populations and the ‘concerns and interests’ of officials influenced the use of ethnic labels (Yang : 742, 758).…”

Section: Representation Organization and Agency: An Analytical Framementioning

confidence: 99%

“…On one level, the procedures were heavily influenced by pre‐revolution (including dynastic) methods of ethnic classification and the visibility and languages of minority peoples (Mullaney ; Yang ). On another level, negotiations by such populations and the ‘concerns and interests’ of officials influenced the use of ethnic labels (Yang : 742, 758). Through the project, the state recognized 55 minority categories in addition to the Han ethnic majority, a classification that stands virtually unchallenged to date (Mullaney : 1).…”

Section: Representation Organization and Agency: An Analytical Framementioning

confidence: 99%

Reifications of the intellectual: representations, organization and agency in revolutionary China

Eddy

2013

British Journal of Sociology

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How did 'intellectuals' evolve from a class of subjects in Marxian thoughts to highly visible populations under communism? Such 'reifications of the intellectual' have deeply affected subjectivity, conflict and organization, but received little attention in the political sociology of communism. This essay draws on research on classifications and social boundaries to address the objective and subjective foundations of the reifications and their impact on communist rule. The intellectual is viewed as an identification formed and performed around multiple social axes (most notably family background, educational achievement, occupational history, institutional affiliation and revolutionary rank) that reflected broader patterns of communist political domination. I use the Chinese Communist movement to demonstrate that (1) interaction of political contests, ruling strategies and institutional developments turned a diversity of persons into 'intellectuals' who were allegedly imbued with reprehensible interests and habits linked to privileged economic classes; (2) constant competitions for power and organizational changes led to classificatory ambiguities and, in turn, allowed individuals some control over their identifications; and (3) the developments profoundly influenced identity, state and class formation. Focusing on the dynamics that produced a highly visible but fluid population of 'intellectuals' opens new pathways for comparative research on communism.

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Central State, Local Governments, Ethnic Groups and the Minzu Identification in Yunnan (1950s–1980s)

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Concord Communications and Interactions between Ethnic Groups Supporting The Candidate; Case Study on Paguyuban Suku Tionghoa Indonesia dan Joko Tingkir In Election of Medan City, 2015

Concord Communications and Interactions between Ethnic Groups Supporting The Candidate; Case Study on Paguyuban Suku Tionghoa Indonesia dan Joko Tingkir In Election of Medan City, 2015

Social differentiation and spatial mixture in a transitional city - Kunming in southwest China

Reifications of the intellectual: representations, organization and agency in revolutionary China

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