The Change of Perceptions:The Inner Understanding of the State and the Order of People's Heart——A Study of the Farmers'Perceptions of the State since the Reform and Opening up
Through the analysis of the changes in farmers'perceptions of the state since the reform and opening up,this paper finds that the state image formed by farmers,based on their observation of state practices and changes in their daily lives,exhibits the characteristic of"constancy within change".From the perspective of change,the image of the state in the minds of farmers has gone through a process from reform and renovation,responding to public opinion,to becoming vague and gradually abstract,and then from abstract to concrete,becoming clear again.In terms of constancy,in the conceptual world of farmers,the state has always possessed a high level of morality and ethics.For farmers,the fundamental shift in perception lies in the clarification or blurring of the state's moral image at the level of the people's hearts.Tracing back,the farmers'moral expectations and trust in the state are shaped by the dual traditions of family-state isomorphism,and egalitarianism.Overall,in the understanding of farmers themselves,the state is not an actor in a game of domination and resistance based on interests.On the contrary,the moral image of the state forms the foundational tone of farmers'perceptions of stability and permanence.
perceptions of the statethe change of perceptionsthe moral imagefamily-state isomorphismegalitarianism
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