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July 24, 2026Social InclusionOpen Access

Reimagining Policing Through the Ethics of Care: Insights From Chinese Narratives and Practices

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XMXueying MaoRHRosila Bee Mohd HussainFHFonny Dameaty Hutagalung

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This article examines how relational care transforms policing in China, suggesting new governance approaches.

Key Points

  • The research aims to explore the concept of 'homo curans' as a new governance model in policing narratives in China.
  • Analyzed 300 Chinese media reports on policing between 2014-2024
  • Conducted 28 semi-structured interviews with frontline officers, experts, and citizens
  • Applied critical discourse analysis to identify shifts in policing language and practices.
  • Identified a transition towards care-centered narratives in policing post-2019, featuring terms like 'linkage' and 'warm enforcement'.
  • Found interview data supporting a de-escalation process leading to greater relational recognition and procedural legitimacy.
  • Noticed pandemic-era reversion to coercive framing, though governance reforms post-2022 reinforced care narratives.

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Mao et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a630224395161722cd1693chttps://doi.org/10.17645/si.11948
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