Post-Socialist China and Globalization : Social and Political Dynamics

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Eric Florence

Coordinator

Stijn Deklerck

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

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
5. The rule by law and the political economy (1)
6. The rule by law and the political economy (2)
7. The relations between the Party-styate and society (1 and 2)
8. China in the world
9. Case studies: rural workers; the LGBT movement; the ethnic minorities policy.
10. Hong Kong: a hybrid political regime

8. How to define the nature of the Chinese regime today ? The relationship between the Party-state and civil society. 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

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.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Passive knowledge of English

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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.).

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face teaching
Each class will be preceded by assigned readings which will be used in class for discussion.

Recommended or required readings

A wide variety of materials will be used for this course (posters, official documents, press articles, scientific literature, etc.).

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam will consist in a written essay aiming at assessing the students' ability to master the contents taught.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

None

Contacts

Eric Florence Eric.Florence@ulg.ac.be 

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

This course has been taught during the first semester

Assessment subjects

General Presentation
Out of the Mao Era
The policy of Opening and reforms
The rule by law and the political economy (1)
The rule by law and the political economy (2)
The relations between the Party-styate and society (1 and 2)
China in the world
Case studies: rural workers; the LGBT movement; the ethnic minorities policy.
Hong Kong: a hybrid political regime

Assessment methods

Written paper
 

Contacts

Eric Florence, Eric.Florence@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

The contents for this year's exam are limited to those contents that have been discussed in classes.

Assessment methods

Written exam. Students will be allowed to draw on assigned readings as well as notes for this exam.
 
The exam will assess student's skills at synthesizing, analysing and developing arguments. It will consist in a dissertation based on an open question provided to the students on the day of the exam.

Contacts

Eric Florence, eric.florence@uliege.be

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