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.
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Chinese Politics Part 1 – China and Political Science
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Orientation and Module 1: Models of the Chinese Political System and the Structure of the Chinese Party/State
Module 2: Elite Politics in China
Module 3: Policy Process in China
Module 4: Understanding Societal Engagement in Politics in China
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- 5 stars84.71%
- 4 stars12.73%
- 3 stars0.95%
- 2 stars0.63%
- 1 star0.95%
TOP REVIEWS FROM CHINESE POLITICS PART 1 – CHINA AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
Exceptional course that taught me a lot of invaluable lessons and insights.
Comprehensive and practical. Prof. David Zweig's narrative teaching style and his first hand experience made the course content easy to understand.
Refreshingly vivid content and lectures. Above average discussions for social science/politics classes on Coursera. Overall big thumbs up!
Amazing course..very useful for gaining a better understanding of the Chinese political system
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