The multiplicity of initiatives in China today that claim to be inspired by "Confucianism" calls for particular attention to the diversity of their practical application. In this case study, we analyse the formation and workings of a new kind of educational institution: initiated three years ago in the town of Tangchi (Anhui) by a Taiwanese Buddhist, but nonetheless strongly influenced by Confucian traditionalism, this "Cultural Education Centre" is inventing, somewhere between political control and moral proselytism, a new form of governmentality that could gain widespread acceptance.
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From international Buddhism to "traditional culture" 69 "Cultural education": Civilising practices and the discourse of practice 71 Educational community or disciplinary institution? 71 A case of "popular Confucianism"? The primacy of practice 73 A social experiment between political control and moral norms 75 "Harmonious society": from slogan to social experiment 75 The formation of a "model" under government approval 76 Between everyday life and official sphere: moralisation techniques 77 A new form of governmentability based on a collective mode of subjectivation 77 In search of "harmony": What kind? 79
