210022 SE BA10/BA11/G1/F: SE International Politics and Development (2010W)

Transformations and Transitions in Greater China

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft

Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

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

Registration is open from Th 16.09.2010 08:00 to We 22.09.2010 18:00
Registration is open from We 29.09.2010 08:00 to Th 30.09.2010 13:00
Deregistration possible until Mo 01.11.2010 18:00

Details

max. 50 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Nele Noesselt

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Saturday 16.10. 10:45 - 15:00 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
Saturday 30.10. 10:45 - 15:00 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
Saturday 13.11. 10:45 - 15:00 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
Saturday 27.11. 10:45 - 15:00 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
Saturday 11.12. 10:45 - 15:00 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
Saturday 15.01. 10:45 - 15:00 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The seminar examines transformation and integration processes in China (including Hongkong; Macao) and Taiwan in comparative perspective. The focus lies on the developments since 1949, but the historical background and political concepts or ideas dating from the late imperial era and the period of the Chinese Republic will also be referred to.
The seminar starts with a general overview of the nation-building process in East Asia with a special focus on China . It also provides students with a profound knowledge of transformation and modernization theories, as well as concepts of post-socialism and post-communism.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation requirements: Preparation of the required literature, active participation in the seminar discussions, short presentation in class (the hand-out has to be sent three days before the presentation via email), final paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Introduction to theories of transformation and democratization; basic understanding of the nation-building processes in the East Asian region

Examination topics

Reading list

Chan / Kerkvliet / Unger (eds.) (1999), Transforming Asian Socialism. China and Vietnam Compared. Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield.
Guo, Sujian (2000), Post-Mao China: From Totalitarianism to Authoritarianism? Westport et al.: Praeger.
Ichimura / Sato / James (eds.) (2009), Transition from socialist to market economies. Comparison of European and Asian Experiences. Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan.
Pei, Minxin (2006), China's Trapped Transition. The Limits of Developmental Autocracy. Cambridge: Harvard UP.

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