Politics of China

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course provides students with an in-depth knowledge of China's domestic politics. The topics covered include China's modern political history (1949-present) and major themes in Chinese and comparative politics: political ideology, state-building, nationalism, political parties, bureaucratic politics, political economy, social policy, contentious politics, civil society, media politics, environmental politics, and China’s growing political influence on its own geographic periphery and the larger world. Although the focus of this course is on domestic politics, there will be some discussion of how international factors have affected China's political development and of how China compares with other countries.