Universität Wien

150176 SE China's economic and political reform (2010W)

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 07.10. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 14.10. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 21.10. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 28.10. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 04.11. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 11.11. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 18.11. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 25.11. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 02.12. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 09.12. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 16.12. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 13.01. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 20.01. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 27.01. 11:35 - 13:05 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar will be divided in three parts:

1. China's economic reform
2. China's political reform
3. The political reform vs. the economic reform in China

Topics and schedule:

1. Introduction
2. The evolution of economic institutions in China after 1949
3. Economic reform from 1978-1989
4. Economic reform after 1990
5. The evaluation of economic reform
6. China's political system from 1949 to 1978
7. The political reform in the 1980s and the democratic movement of 1989
8. Political reform during Jiang Zemin's period and Hu Jintao' s period
9. The relationship of economic reform and political reform (1)
--- The key reasons of political reform to fall behind economic reform
10. The relationship of economic reform and political reform (2)
--- The main issues regarding the political reform at present
11. The relationship of economic reform and political reform (3)
--- The possibility for China to end the one-party system and to become a democratic society
12. Conclusion

Assessment and permitted materials

Students' final grade will depend on the quality of three pillars:
1. one group or individual presentation (50%)
2. one individual home essay (30%)
3. class participation, particularly in discussions (20%)

In order to contribute in class discussions, all students should read the articles for each class in advance.
Attendance in this seminar is mandatory and a timely appearance is required, unless exceptional circumstances intervene, such as health emergency or family crisis.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regarding the rise of China and looking at today's China, it is common sense that China's economic reform has been a success while political reform is lagging behind during the last three decades. This course is an examination of contemporary China studies, which focus on the relationship between these two reforms in China from 1978 to the present day.

After completing the course, students will:
1. know about China' s economic and political systems;
2. be able to understand the main obstacles of holding back political reform;
3. be familiar with the basic methods and the related literature to do presentations as well as future studies on this topic.

Examination topics

This seminar is composed of lectures, presentations and discussions.

Reading list

Books:

1. Understanding and interpreting Chinese Economic refrom, by Wu Jin Lian
2. Self-Consuming Evolution: A Model on the Structure, self-reproduction, self-destruction and Transformation of Part-States System tested in Romania, Hungary and China, by Maria Csanadi
3. Debating political reform in China, by Suisheng, Zhao, An East Gate Book, 2006
4. China's Political System (7th Edition), by June Teufel Dreyer
5. Prisoner of the state, by Zhao Ziyang;

Note: A reader for this course will be prepared. More information during the first lecture.

Association in the course directory

PR 421/422

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