Delivered at:: Department of Humanities (Faculty of Computer Science, Economics, and Social Sciences)

Course type:: Elective course

When:: 4 year, 1 module

Instructor

Vasilenko, Yuri V.

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course is based on the online-course “Chinese Politics Part 1 – China and Political Science”. About the online-course “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” (https://www.coursera.org/learn/chinesepolitics1).

Learning Objectives

Introduce students to the general lines and basic patterns of the Chinese Politics, to the basic historiography of the studied issues .

Expected Learning Outcomes

A general view of the Chinese Politics, which will be further detailed and deepened in the course of more private subjects studying

Course Contents

1. Orientation and Module 1: Models of the Chinese Political System and the Structure of the Chinese Party/State
2. Elite Politics in China
3. Policy Process in China
4. Understanding Societal Engagement in Politics in China

Assessment Elements

online course
work at seminars
exam

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (1 module)
0.2 * exam + 0.5 * online course + 0.3 * work at seminars

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Муратшина К. Г. ; под науч. ред. Михайленко В.И. - МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ. РОССИЙСКО-КИТАЙСКИЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ В КОНЦЕ XX — НАЧАЛЕ XXI ВЕКОВ 2-е изд. Учебное пособие для бакалавриата и магистратуры - М.:Издательство Юрайт - 2019 - 125с. - ISBN: 978-5-534-08479-5 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЮРАЙТ - URL: https://urait.ru/book/mezhdunarodnye-otnosheniya-rossiysko-kitayskie-otnosheniya-v-konce-xx-nachale-xxi-vekov-441514

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Пономаренко Л. В., Чикризова О. С. - ИСТОРИЯ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ. Учебное пособие для академического бакалавриата - М.:Издательство Юрайт - 2019 - 229с. - ISBN: 978-5-534-04580-2 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЮРАЙТ - URL: https://urait.ru/book/istoriya-mezhdunarodnyh-otnosheniy-438528

Bachelor’s Programme 'History'

China and political science