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| ANTH0387-1 | Postsocialist China and globalization : political and social dynamics
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en administration publique, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en administration publique, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en politiques européennes, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en politiques européennes, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en relations internationales, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en relations internationales, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, à finalité spécialisée en science, technologie et société, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Anthropology, in-depth approach, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Anthropology, Teaching Focus, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Anthropology, specialized approach in applied anthropology, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Population and Development Studies, Professional Focus in Contemporary China
, 2nd year | | 6 |
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| Master en anthropologie, à finalité spécialisée en anthropologie des dynamiques sociales et du développement, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, 3rd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 3rd year | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en communication culturelle internationale, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en langue et culture, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Lecturer : | Eric Florence |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course aims at introducing students to post-Mao China and to the relationships between the Party-state and Chinese society. We shall endeavour to explore the relationships between major institutions of the PRC and the daily experiences of Chinese people. The new role of evolving institutions in a context of economic reforms and of introduction of capitalist and market mechanisms will be studied. The various ways in which people manage to transform institutions will be dealt with.
General outlay of the course :
1. General Presentation
2. Out of the Mao Era
a) 1949-1978 : the rural-urban chasm.
b) A fragmented society.
c) Regime crisis
3. The policy of Opening and reforms
3.1. Basic principles
a) Stability and prosperity.
b) Plan and market.
c) Decentralisation and incentives.
d) A test-logic.
3.2. The return of mobility
3.3. The reforms within cities and price reform
3.4. Mobility in the PRC : the case of the PRD
Film Chemins de fer de l'espoir (Ying Ning)
4. A decade of reform
5. The law, the political system and the economy
6. Post-Mao era transformations in the ideological and political spheres.
7. The rise of the individual in Chinese society
8. How to define the nature of the Chinese regime today ? The relationship between the Party-state and intellectuals. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| This course aims at introducing students to post-Mao China and to the relationships between the Party-state and Chinese society. We shall endeavour to explore the relationships between major institutions of the PRC and the daily experiences of Chinese people. The new role of evolving institutions in a context of economic reforms and of introduction of capitalist and market mechanisms will be studied. The various ways in which people manage to transform institutions will be dealt with. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Passive knowledge of English |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| During teaching sessions, students will have to accomplish a number of assignments (readings). Discussion and presentations by students will be fostered actively.
The students will be able to access a number of resources on the e-campus webpage of this course (press articles, videos, etc.). |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face teaching
Each class will be preceded by assigned readings which will be used in class for discussion. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A wide variety of materials will be used for this course (posters, official documents, press articles, scientific literature, etc.). Students will be able to buy a collection of compulsory readings at "Point de vue". |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The exam will consist in a written essay aiming at assessing the students' ability to master the contents taught. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| None |
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Contacts :
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| Eric Florence
Eric.Florence@ulg.ac.be
Tel.: 04 366 50 06 |
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| Items online : |
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| Info |
| See the ecampus page for this course |
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