37.2466, Books: Translation in State Governance: Ren, Jiao, and Sun (2026)

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Date: 21-Jul-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Translation in State Governance: Ren, Jiao, and Sun (2026)


Title: Translation in State Governance
Subtitle: A Chinese Perspective
Series Title: Elements in Translation and Interpreting
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics

Author(s): Dongsheng Ren; Lin Jiao; Sanjun Sun

Hardback ISBN:  9781009659819 Pages:  78 Price: U.K. £ 55.00
Hardback ISBN:  9781009659819 Pages:  78 Price: Europe EURO 64.19
Hardback ISBN:  9781009659819 Pages:  78 Price: U.S. $ 77.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009659796 Pages:  78 Price: U.K. £ 18.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009659796 Pages:  78 Price: Europe EURO 21.01
Paperback ISBN:  9781009659796 Pages:  78 Price: U.S. $ 25.00

Abstract:

Translation plays a consequential role in how states govern, manage
multilingual affairs, and project influence, yet this role is rarely
examined through a comparative, state-centred framework. This Element
introduces the State Translation Programme (STP) to analyse
translation as state-organised action. Comparing China with Japan,
Türkiye, the United States, South Korea, Canada, and Poland, it
identifies three strategic modes: Architects build national capacity
and identity, Influencers project soft power and shape external
narratives, and Administrators manage internal coordination and
multilingual governance. China stands out in comparative perspective
in seeking to combine all three modes, a pattern this Element terms
'sovereign maximalism'. Tracing these governance functions from
imperial dynasties to the contemporary People's Republic, the Element
offers a framework for comparative analysis across translation studies
and political science.

Written In: English (eng, stan1293)



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