CHINA IN THE WORLD: A RE-EMERGING GLOBAL POWER
POL2CCW
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject will provide students with an introduction to the political history and contemporary politics of modern China, with an emphasis on China's rise, decline and re-emergence as a global power. We will begin with a brief survey of China during the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) and the complex dynamics between foreign imperialism and the rise of Chinese nationalism. In the second half of the subject, students will focus on China's re-emergence since 1949, exploring different aspects of modern Chinese politics, such as the environment, changing notions of 'revolution', prospects for democratisation, globalisation and the Chinese economy, and the minority problem. Students will achieve a richer appreciation for China's past and present, while more critically evaluating China's changing national trajectory and its contemporary moves to reclaim its perceived historical mantle.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: James Leibold
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 15 credit points of any first year Politics subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: POL2CIW OR POL3CIW
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: This subject will be offered as a blended learning subject. The online learning modules will be accessed via the LMS.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Governing China: From Revolution to Reform
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Lieberthal, Kenneth
Year: 2003
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Publisher: W.W. NORTON
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China's Political System: Modernization and Tradition
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Teufel Dreyer, June
Year: 2009
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Publisher: PEARSON LONGMAN
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A