Politics and Political Development in the People's Republic of China
GOVT 297
Spring 2015
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CEAS 297 |
| Certificates: International Relations |
Despite the collapse of the U.S.S.R. and Eastern European Communist regimes since 1989, the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) has retained a one-party regime while it continues its economic reforms begun in 1978, before reforms in other communist counties got under way. In contrast to former communist regimes, the P.R.C. is attempting socialist market reforms while retaining the people's democratic dictatorship under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. We shall examine the politics of this anomaly, study several public policy areas, and evaluate the potential for China's democratization. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-MN)(CEAS)(CEAS-Polit Econ)(GOVT)(GOVT-Comparativ)(HRAD-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
William A. Joseph, POLITICS IN CHINA, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010)
ISBN-13: 978-0195335316 ISBN-10: 0195335317
Tony Saich, GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS OF CHINA, 3rd edition (New York: Palgrave, 2011)
ISBN-13: 978-0230279933 ISBN-10: 0230279937
Elizabeth J. Perry and Marc Selden, eds., CHINESE SOCIETY: CHANGE, CONFLICT, AND RESISTANCE, 3rd edition (London and New York: Routledge, 2010)
ISBN-13: 978-0415560740 ISBN-10: 0415560748
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Examinations and Assignments:
Midterm examination, final research paper, oral presentation, weekly discussion question, and class participation. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should add themselves to the enrollment request system during pre-registration. Enrollment request preference rankings will be one factor the professor will consider in making Drop/Add period registration decisions. |
| Instructor(s): Weng,Dennis Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK115; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 5 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 5 |
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