Du Gangjian

Chinese legal scholar

Du Gangjian (Chinese: 杜钢建; Pinyin: Dù Gāngjiàn; born August 1956) is a Chinese legal scholar and a representative figure of New Confucianism in mainland China.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

## Contents

* 1 Education and career
* 2 Thoughts and research
* 3 Selected publications
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Education and career[edit]

Du Gangjian was born in Hefei, Anhui in 1956. He received his B.A degree from Anhui Normal University in 1979[8] and Master of Law degree from Renmin University of China Department of Law in 1982.[8]

After graduation, Du joined the faculty of Renmin University of China Department of Law.[8] He was a professor at National School of Administration from 1997 to 2004.[8] He became the Chief Professor (首席教授) of Shantou University Law School in 2004 and was appointed the Dean of Shantou University Law School in March 2007.[9] He left Shantou University and joined the faculty of Hunan University Law School in 2009, and was the dean of the school from 2010 to 2015.[8]

Du was selected as one of 2003 Top Ten Opinion Leaders by Caijing Shibao (财经时报), a Chinese newspaper,[10] and one of 100 jurists who influenced the process of promoting rule of law in China by China Today in 2017.[11]

Du is the founder of World Civilization Research Association.[12]

## Thoughts and research[edit]

As an advocate of New Confucianism and Confucian constitutionalism, Du is known for his idea that Confucianism can be used as the ideological basis for constitutionalism[13][14][15] and human rights.[2][16][17]

Some of his research, e.g., claiming that American Indians may descend from Hunan,[18][19][20] that some ancestors of Korean and Japanese people came from Hunan,[21] and that Western civilization originated in China,[15][19][20][22] have attracted public attention.

## Selected publications[edit]

* Thoughts on Human Rights in Twentieth-century China (中國近百年人權思想), The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2004, ISBN 9789622019164
* The Origin of Civilizations and the World of Great Unity (文明源头与大同世界), Guangming Press, 2017, ISBN 9789887705291[23]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "杜钢建：中华法治文明的源头在南方" (in Simplified Chinese). Rednet.cn. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
2. ^ a b Meng, Qingtao (2020). "儒家人权话语述论". Human Rights (in Simplified Chinese). 2020 (5). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
3. ^ "潮汕新儒家第四期：儒者杜钢建的人权思想历程" (in Simplified Chinese). Shantou University Law School. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
4. ^ ""国学与历史文化"系列讲座将在长沙举办 杜钢建教授担纲主讲". VOC.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
5. ^ ""国学与历史文化"系列讲座开讲 杜钢建任主讲". china.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
6. ^ "曾亦："大陆新儒家"的目标绝非只是文化中国" (in Simplified Chinese). Rednet.cn. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
7. ^ "著名法学家杜钢建一行访问泰国统促会广东联络处". sdzgw.org (in Simplified Chinese). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
8. ^ a b c d e "杜钢建教授简历" (in Simplified Chinese). Hunan University Law School. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
9. ^ Du Gangjian was Appointed as the Dean of Shantou University Law School Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, the website of the Shantou University Law School.
10. ^ "意见领袖聚首 恳谈中国改革热点". 163.com (in Simplified Chinese). 4 March 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
11. ^ "影响中国法治建设进程的百位法学家". legaldaily.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 6 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
12. ^ "Is English actually Chinese? Some scholars think so". asiatimes.com. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
13. ^ "新儒家讲座在省图书馆开讲". chinawriter.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
14. ^ Chen, Yilong (2008). "潮汕新儒家政治法律思想述评——兼论儒家思想向现代政治法律理论的转换". Pacific Journal (in Simplified Chinese). 2008 (10). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
15. ^ a b "杜钢建：从大陆新儒家的首倡者，到世界新文明史观的开拓者". lxshy.net (in Simplified Chinese). 27 April 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
16. ^ Suzuki, Keifu (2013). Translated by Li, Qinhuang. "价值宽容主义仁学的开展——杜钢建的人权思想". Rule of Law in Hunan and Local Governance (in Simplified Chinese). 11: 336–351. ISBN 9787510059094. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
17. ^ "中国梦与中国人权". Guangming Daily (in Simplified Chinese). 20 May 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
18. ^ "Sorry, China, but Native Americans probably aren't Hunanese". foreignpolicy.com. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
19. ^ a b "杜钢建:"英人、英语起源于大湘西"研究成果首次落地应用". china.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
20. ^ a b "日耳曼人源于湖南？湖南大学教授称已严密佐证". people.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 12 November 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
21. ^ "学者杜钢建：湖南人是韩国人和日本人祖先之一". chinanews.com (in Simplified Chinese). 16 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
22. ^ "Chinese Scholars Are Claiming That English Is a Chinese Dialect". vice.com. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
23. ^ "世界文明起源于湖南？《文明源头与大同世界》研讨会在长沙举行". VOC.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 17 April 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Introduction to Du Gangjian 21cn.com

Academic offices

Preceded by

Sun Xiaomin

|  Dean of Shantou University Law School
2007–2009  | Succeeded by

Yang Cheng

Preceded by

Shan Feiyue

|  Dean of Hunan University Law School
2010–2015  | Succeeded by

Qu Maohui

Authority control

General|

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* VIAF
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* WorldCat (via VIAF)

Scientific databases|

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