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Palmer, David A.; Alexander, Jeffrey C.

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“…An important adaptation of the theory within a Nordic context has been to theorize the state as pro-civil (Alexander et al. , 2019; Engelstad and Larsen, 2019; Enroth and Henriksson, 2019) rather than non-civil, as it was originally conceptualized within the US context, along such spheres as religion, the market and the family (Alexander, 2006).…”

Section: Nordic Civil Public Spheres and Pro-civil Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing Norwegian public libraries as civil public spheres: recent controversies

Larsen

2023

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PurposeThis paper contains a theoretically inspired discussion of recent Norwegian controversies related to the management of public library space as a civil public sphere.Design/methodology/approachThis study engages with theories of civil public spheres and their application within a Nordic context. The theories are applied in discussions of recent controversies related to the management of Norwegian public libraries as civil public spheres, as represented in professional journals and press articles.FindingsThrough the discussion, it becomes apparent that the value of neutrality and librarians' inclusive practices on the part of societal minorities might be conflicting when managing public libraries as civil public spheres.Originality/valueThis paper engages with recent library controversies in Norway and discusses them in light of recent scholarly work on library activism in a Nordic context, as well as recent theorizations of civil public spheres in the Nordic countries. It thus connects ongoing discussions among Norwegian librarians with recent library research and ongoing theorization of civil public spheres within the Nordic model.

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Section: Nordic Civil Public Spheres and Pro-civil Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing Norwegian public libraries as civil public spheres: recent controversies

Larsen

2023

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“…Both Jing’an Temple and Jade Buddha Temple have established volunteer troops with more than 1000 members. Previous research has shown that the emergence of urban voluntarism among Buddhist communities in China requires a social space beyond the temple walls and trained leaders beyond religious qualifications (Laliberté, 2015; Palmer, 2019). The concept of benevolent Buddhist practices in China or Shanghai is not new, having been part of the Buddhist tradition.…”

Section: “Niche-switching” Of Service and Changing Spatial Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Secularity and Urban Gentrification: An Spatial Analysis of Downtown Buddhist Temples in Shanghai

Huang

2022

Space and Culture

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This essay examines the relationship between the processes of urban change and the politically and commercially constructed nature of Buddhism since 1978 in Shanghai. After examining data from 120 temples together with ethnographic research in two downtown temples, the author finds two key changes in urban Buddhism: First, political constructions cause an increasing divide between the city center and suburban areas in the religious spaces of Buddhism. The mainstreaming of Buddhism in the downtown areas has emerged with the new trend of economic and cultural gentrification that has generated different physical and social neighborhoods. Second, not confined to being iconized as tourist sites, Buddhist temples led by powerful abbots are engaged in “niche-switching” between attracting commuters and visitors and attending to temple-based devotees. With new spatial strategies, such as the development of cultural philanthropy and interprovincial pilgrimages, temple-based clergy have to negotiate their social positions in the commercial zones. The results indicate how the neighborhood has become less important once temples extend their members’ nongeographic ties.

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“…For instance, writing about contemporary China, David Palmer (2019: 128) discusses the coexistence of three moral codes: yellow, blue, and red. The yellow code is characterised by traditional moralities of filiality and reciprocity.…”

Section: Banqueting Economies and Discoursesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The yellow code is characterised by traditional moralities of filiality and reciprocity. The red code draws from the revolutionary Maoist era (Palmer, 2019: 129) and the blue code derives from the West, but has changed over time in China. It is based on notions of rationality, equality, and democratic ideals (Palmer, 2019: 120).…”

Section: Banqueting Economies and Discoursesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The red code draws from the revolutionary Maoist era (Palmer, 2019: 129) and the blue code derives from the West, but has changed over time in China. It is based on notions of rationality, equality, and democratic ideals (Palmer, 2019: 120). As Palmer points out, individuals, social movements, and/or the state may draw selectively from aspects of some or all of these codes, depending on the circumstance.…”

Section: Banqueting Economies and Discoursesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Moral Registers of Banqueting in Contemporary China

Oxfeld

2019

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

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Chinese feasting encompasses everything from life-cycle celebrations to the indulgences of corrupt officials. Although woven into the commodity economy, banqueting also creates and solidifies social relationships, providing a space where different moral economies converge. This article explores the moral economies that intersect in Chinese banqueting as well as the differing moral registers people use to understand it. Proper form in banqueting is essential to being a cultured person and all banqueting gathers meaning through analogy to the commensal sharing at the heart of the family and ritual economy. Lavish official banqueting may be condemned in popular and state discourse as corrupt; yet officials may claim banqueting is necessary work that creates social connections which help their localities. Banquet inflation among ordinary people is also subject to contradictory moral evaluations. While the recent crackdown on official corruption stigmatises banquet indulgence, it may reinforce ordinary people's desire to utilise banquets as one of their only tools to influence those with relatively more power.

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Introduction

Cited by 6 publications

References 33 publications

Managing Norwegian public libraries as civil public spheres: recent controversies

Managing Norwegian public libraries as civil public spheres: recent controversies

Secularity and Urban Gentrification: An Spatial Analysis of Downtown Buddhist Temples in Shanghai

The Moral Registers of Banqueting in Contemporary China

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