Globalisation Processes and Contemporary China
0
2017-2018
01009106
Área Científica do Menor
English
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Knowledge of English as the main bibliographical references supporting this curricular unit are in English.
Teaching Methods
The course combines theory and seminars. Students develop and debate the case studies presented in theoretical classes. Each student within the regime of continuous assessment selects and analyses a topic of the program, writing an essay and making an oral presentation.
Learning Outcomes
Over the last 30 years China has developed into one of the most important nations in the world. In the 21st century nobody can really considered to be well informed who does not have a fundamental understanding of China. Students who actively participate in this course and achieve good grades will develop a substantial knowledge of modern China. They will be able to analyze contemporary developments and will be better equipped to obtain employment in organizations and companies that deal in various ways with China.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
I – The historical and cultural background to contemporary China
II – The evolution of the People’s Republic of China
III – Domestic characterization of the People’s Republic of China
- Organization of the party-state
- Economic development model
- Society: migration; contradictions between rural-urban and interior-coastal regions; the importance of the middle class; the silent revolution and the role of Information Technology
- Separatist problems: Tibet and Xinjiang
- Concepts of human rights
- National reunification policy: Hong Kong, Macau and the Taiwan issue
- Military strategy
IV – The Chinese Foreign Policy
- Decision-making process
- Domestic constraints
- Diplomatic characteristics and negotiation tactics
- Main partners and interest areas
V – China and Globalization
- China in world politics
- Economy in transition
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Financial system and state capitalism
Chinese business culture
Assessment Methods
Continuous Assessment
Individual work on a topic of the program: 50.0%
Debate about the topic of the essay, tests, participation during class: 50.0%
Final Assessment
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
China: Power and Perils, Stratfor, 2010
DIKOTTER, Frank, A Grande Fome de Mao – 1958-1962, D.Quixote, 2012
GALLAGHER, Mary Elizabeth, Contagious Capitalism: Globalization and the Politics of Labor in China, 2007
HAO Yufan, Lin Su, China's foreign policy making: societal force and Chinese American policy, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2005
KENNETH, L., Governing China: From Revolution through Reform, Nueva York, W.W. Norton & Company, 2005
JAMES, C. F., Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics: An Introduction, Englewood, Prenctice Hall, 7ªed., 2011
MANN, James, The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression, Penguin Group, 2007
PICQUART, Pierre, L'Empire Chinois: Mieux comprendre le Futur n. 1 Mondial: histoire et actualité de la diaspora chinoise, Favre, 2004
SHIRK, Susan, China: Fragile Superpower, Oxford University Press, 2008
TACIANA, F. y STEVE T. (eds.), China en transición: sociedad, cultura, economía y política, Barcelona, Bellaterra, 2000