Chinese Politics Part 1 – China and Political Science

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Acerca de este Curso

This course offers a conceptual framework for understanding China that highlights the intersection of politics and economics. It shows that rather than develop into a full blown market economy, state and party officials at all levels of the political system maintain significant influence in economic development. Such a “political” economy has had both positive and negative outcomes, which we will assess in detail. We also look at the origins, views, backgrounds and relations among leaders, and how those leaders make decisions about public policy and try to get those decisions implemented down through the system. China has few formal institutions through which citizens can participate in politics, but we will study the strategies Chinese people use to try to influence their leaders’ decisions. Finally, we assess China’s future and whether rapid economic development and the emergence of a vibrant middle class will push China towards greater democracy or whether the single party system is likely to survive into the future. The course is a quite useful background for Chinese Politics Part 2 – China and the World. Course Overview video: https://youtu.be/7FpNL67EbE4

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Aprox. 27 horas para completar

Sugerido: 7 weeks of study, 3-4 hours/week

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Subtítulos: English

Curso 100 % en línea

Comienza de inmediato y aprende a tu propio ritmo.

Aprox. 27 horas para completar

Sugerido: 7 weeks of study, 3-4 hours/week

English

Subtítulos: English

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

2 hours to complete

Orientation and Module 1: Models of the Chinese Political System and the Structure of the Chinese Party/State

Before you start with the content for Module 1, please watch the Course Overview, review the Assignments and Grading page, and introduce yourself to other learners who will be studying this course with you....

9 videos (Total 77 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

9 videos

Course Overview3m

1.1: Categorizing the System through Models14m

1.2: Bureaucratic Model and Chinese Politics15m

1.3: The Structure of the Political System2m

1.4: Key Party Structures17m

1.5: Government and the Party8m

1.6: China’s Legislature3m

1.7: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and China’s Military6m

1.8: CCP Controls the Judiciary5m

3 readings

Assignments and Grading10m

Module 1 Required Pre-course Reading10m

Module 1 Suggested Reading10m

1 practice exercises

Quiz 130m

2

Section

2 hours to complete

Module 2: Elite Politics in China

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9 videos (Total 81 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

9 videos

2.1: Elite Politics affects Economics and Business3m

2.2: Leadership Values, Structures of Conflict and Political Stability13m

2.3: Key Strategies for Elite Success and Elite Mobility in China11m

2.4: Selection of Leaders: What do we know?10m

2.5: Retired Leaders and the Succession Process7m

2.6: New Leaders Bring Policy Changes7m

2.7: Characteristics of Chinese Middle-level Leadership11m

2.8: Generations among Chinese Elites8m

2.9: International Experience of Top Chinese Leaders6m

1 readings

Module 2 Required Reading10m

1 practice exercises

Quiz 230m

3

Section

4 hours to complete

Module 3: Policy Process in China

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8 videos (Total 95 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

8 videos

3.1: Policy Process in Chinese Politics7m

3.2: The Politics of Policy Making in China12m

3.3: Selecting Policy Alternatives10m

3.4: Making the Decision10m

3.5: Social Interests and Policy Making11m

3.6: Policy Implementation through Campaigns10m

3.7: Local Response, Unintended Consequences and Policy Adjustment17m

3.8: Policy Failures and Successes14m

1 readings

Module 3 Course Reading10m

4

Section

2 hours to complete

Module 4: Understanding Societal Engagement in Politics in China

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9 videos (Total 102 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

9 videos

4.1: Political Culture in China10m

4.2: Political Culture as Empirically Measurable Variable14m

4.3: Political Culture in Rural China15m

4.4: Political Participation6m

4.5: Details on the Modes of Participation16m

4.6: Group Activity and Group Politics13m

4.7: Collective Action and Protest9m

4.8: Key Social Groups who Participate in Politics5m

4.9: Concluding the Modes of Participation9m

1 readings

Module 4 Course Reading10m

1 practice exercises

Quiz 320m

5

Section

4 hours to complete

Module 5: China’s Domestic and International Political Economy

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10 videos (Total 102 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

10 videos

5.1: Six Components of China's Political Economy7m

5.2: China’s Political Economy on the Eve of Reform12m

5.3: Impact of Reforms on China’s Political Economy10m

5.4: The Impact of Reform on Rural Income3m

5.5: China’s Township and Village Enterprises (TVEs), 1984-199412m

5.6: Role of the Public Sector in China's Political Economy12m

5.7: Central-Local Financial Relations9m

5.8: China as a “Trading State”12m

5.9: Dilemmas of a “Trading State”8m

5.10: Chinese Firms “Going Out”12m

1 readings

Module 5 Course Reading10m

6

Section

2 hours to complete

Module 6: China’s Future: Democratization or “Flexible Authoritarianism”

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12 videos (Total 99 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

12 videos

6.1: China’s Future3m

6.2: Scenario 1: Political Development and Democratic Transition11m

6.3: Scenario 1: Further Forces for Political Development and Democratic Transition13m

6.4: Lessons from Scenarios of Democratic Transition6m

6.5: Scenario 2: Continued Market Leninism7m

6.6: Constraints on Society and Ideology9m

6.7: Xi Jinping’s Intense Attack on Corruption6m

6.8: Jiang Zemin’s “Three Representatives” and the Role of the Middle Class9m

6.9: Scenario 3: Collapse of the CCP6m

6.10: Sources of Political Instability5m

6.11: Inequality, Corruption and CCP Rule11m

6.12: Conclusion5m

1 readings

Module 6 Course Reading10m

1 practice exercises

Quiz 430m

7

Section

2 hours to complete

Final Exam and Course Evaluation

Now is time to test your understanding on the entire course. Take the final exam and complete the post-course survey. Your valuable feedback will certainly help us improve future iterations of the course....

1 reading, 2 quizzes

1 readings

Rate this course10m

2 practice exercises

Final Exam50m

Post-course Survey44m

Instructor

David Zweig

Chair Professor of the Division of Social Science and Director of Center on China’s Transnational Relations

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Chinese Politics Part 1 – China and Political Science