Course Overview

Course Description As a core course in the department's program on East Asian studies, this graduate-level course, conducted fully in English, explores various dimensions of the political, economic, and social developments of the People's Republic of China since 1979. In addition to familiarizing the students with the empirical evidence and relevant methodology of such developments, this course also introduces the theoretical evolution/debates both in China studies and authoritarianism in comparative politics. An extended goal of this course is to prepare the students for delving into new research topics and conducting independent field research in China in the future. Students have to finish all the required readings and be prepared for heavy class participation before each class meeting. Lectures by the instructors where necessary play a supplementary role only.

Learning Achievement

Course Description As a core course in the department's program on East Asian studies, this graduate-level course, conducted fully in English, explores various dimensions of the political, economic, and social developments of the People's Republic of China since 1979. In addition to familiarizing the students with the empirical evidence and relevant methodology of such developments, this course also introduces the theoretical evolution/debates both in China studies and authoritarianism in comparative politics. An extended goal of this course is to prepare the students for delving into new research topics and conducting independent field research in China in the future. Students have to finish all the required readings and be prepared for heavy class participation before each class meeting. Lectures by the instructors where necessary play a supplementary role only.

Competence

Course prerequisites

Course Requirements and Grading Policy ● Written essay(s) of readings that summarize (and, preferably, also critique and/or compare) all readings in a given week（50％）. ● Participation in class discussion and oral presentation of weekly readings（50％）.

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Sxue-Chin Hsu

Other information

Non-degree Program: Program For East Asian Studies,
(College of Social Sciences) Graduate Institute of Political Science,
(College of Social Sciences) Department of Political Science
*Registration eligibility: graduate students.

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