{"id":20220,"date":"2026-01-05T16:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idis.gr\/reconfiguring-national-identity-in-xi-jinpings-new-era-lecture-by-prof-edward-vickers\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:33:20","slug":"reconfiguring-national-identity-in-xi-jinpings-new-era-lecture-by-prof-edward-vickers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idis.gr\/en\/reconfiguring-national-identity-in-xi-jinpings-new-era-lecture-by-prof-edward-vickers\/","title":{"rendered":"Reconfiguring National Identity in Xi Jinping\u2019s \u2018New Era \u2013 Lecture by Prof. Edward Vickers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>IDIS China Program is pleased to invite you to a lecture titled:\u00a0<strong>Reconfiguring National Identity in Xi Jinping\u2019s \u2018New Era&#8217;,<\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>Prof.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Edward Vickers<\/strong>,\u00a0UNESCO Chair in Education for Peace, Social Justice and Global Citizenship at Kyushu University, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About the speaker:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edward Vickers holds the&nbsp;UNESCO Chair in Education for Peace, Social Justice and Global Citizenship at Kyushu University, Japan, and is past President of the Comparative Education Society of Asia.&nbsp;He researches the history and politics of education in contemporary Asia, especially in Chinese societies (the PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan). He also researches the politics of conflict-related heritage in Asia, and is currently working with Mark Frost of UCL and colleagues on a project investigating public history, education and reconciliation in post-civil war Sri Lanka. His books include&nbsp;<em>Education and Society in Post-Mao China<\/em>&nbsp;(2017; with Zeng Xiaodong),&nbsp;<em>Constructing Modern Asian Citizenship&nbsp;<\/em>(2015; with Krishna Kumar), and&nbsp;<em>Remembering Asia\u2019s World War Two&nbsp;<\/em>(2019; with Mark Frost and Daniel Schumacher). Prof. Vickers helped to lead major projects for UNESCO\u2019s Mahatma Gandhi Institute in New Delhi, and co-authored the 2017 UNESCO report&nbsp;<em>Rethinking Schooling for the 21st Century: the State of Education for Peace, Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in Asia<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-5f96df6c\">\n<p class=\"gb-text-29b1c24d\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M97.12 362.63c-8.69-8.69-4.16-6.24-25.12-11.85-9.51-2.55-17.87-7.45-25.43-13.32L1.2 448.7c-4.39 10.77 3.81 22.47 15.43 22.03l52.69-2.01L105.56 507c8 8.44 22.04 5.81 26.43-4.96l52.05-127.62c-10.84 6.04-22.87 9.58-35.31 9.58-19.5 0-37.82-7.59-51.61-21.37zM382.8 448.7l-45.37-111.24c-7.56 5.88-15.92 10.77-25.43 13.32-21.07 5.64-16.45 3.18-25.12 11.85-13.79 13.78-32.12 21.37-51.62 21.37-12.44 0-24.47-3.55-35.31-9.58L252 502.04c4.39 10.77 18.44 13.4 26.43 4.96l36.25-38.28 52.69 2.01c11.62.44 19.82-11.27 15.43-22.03zM263 340c15.28-15.55 17.03-14.21 38.79-20.14 13.89-3.79 24.75-14.84 28.47-28.98 7.48-28.4 5.54-24.97 25.95-45.75 10.17-10.35 14.14-25.44 10.42-39.58-7.47-28.38-7.48-24.42 0-52.83 3.72-14.14-.25-29.23-10.42-39.58-20.41-20.78-18.47-17.36-25.95-45.75-3.72-14.14-14.58-25.19-28.47-28.98-27.88-7.61-24.52-5.62-44.95-26.41-10.17-10.35-25-14.4-38.89-10.61-27.87 7.6-23.98 7.61-51.9 0-13.89-3.79-28.72.25-38.89 10.61-20.41 20.78-17.05 18.8-44.94 26.41-13.89 3.79-24.75 14.84-28.47 28.98-7.47 28.39-5.54 24.97-25.95 45.75-10.17 10.35-14.15 25.44-10.42 39.58 7.47 28.36 7.48 24.4 0 52.82-3.72 14.14.25 29.23 10.42 39.59 20.41 20.78 18.47 17.35 25.95 45.75 3.72 14.14 14.58 25.19 28.47 28.98C104.6 325.96 106.27 325 121 340c13.23 13.47 33.84 15.88 49.74 5.82a39.676 39.676 0 0 1 42.53 0c15.89 10.06 36.5 7.65 49.73-5.82zM97.66 175.96c0-53.03 42.24-96.02 94.34-96.02s94.34 42.99 94.34 96.02-42.24 96.02-94.34 96.02-94.34-42.99-94.34-96.02z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\">Participants by physical attendance are entitled to a Certificate.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDIS China Program is pleased to invite you to a lecture titled:\u00a0Reconfiguring National Identity in Xi Jinping\u2019s \u2018New Era&#8217;,\u00a0by\u00a0Prof.\u00a0Edward Vickers,\u00a0UNESCO Chair in Education for Peace, Social Justice and Global Citizenship at Kyushu University, Japan. 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