À propos de ce cours : This course offers a conceptual framework for understanding China that highlights the intersection of politics and economics. It shows that rather than develop into a full blown market economy, state and party officials at all levels of the political system maintain significant influence in economic development. Such a “political” economy has had both positive and negative outcomes, which we will assess in detail. We also look at the origins, views, backgrounds and relations among leaders, and how those leaders make decisions about public policy and try to get those decisions implemented down through the system. China has few formal institutions through which citizens can participate in politics, but we will study the strategies Chinese people use to try to influence their leaders’ decisions. Finally, we assess China’s future and whether rapid economic development and the emergence of a vibrant middle class will push China towards greater democracy or whether the single party system is likely to survive into the future. The course is a quite useful background for Chinese Politics Part 2 – China and the World. Course Overview video: https://youtu.be/7FpNL67EbE4
Créé par : The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Enseigné par : David Zweig, Chair Professor of the Division of Social Science and Director of Center on China’s Transnational Relations
| Engagement | 7 weeks of study, 3-4 hours/week |
| Langue | English |
| Comment réussir | Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours. |
| Notes des utilisateurs |
Programme de cours
SEMAINE 1
Orientation and Module 1: Models of the Chinese Political System and the Structure of the Chinese Party/State
Before you start with the content for Module 1, please watch the Course Overview, review the Assignments and Grading page, and introduce yourself to other learners who will be studying this course with you.
9 vidéos, 3 lectures
- Reading: Assignments and Grading
- Discussion Prompt: Meet and Greet
- Reading: Module 1 Required Pre-course Reading
- Vidéo: 1.1: Categorizing the System through Models
- Vidéo: 1.2: Bureaucratic Model and Chinese Politics
- Vidéo: 1.3: The Structure of the Political System
- Vidéo: 1.4: Key Party Structures
- Vidéo: 1.5: Government and the Party
- Vidéo: 1.6: China’s Legislature
- Vidéo: 1.7: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and China’s Military
- Vidéo: 1.8: CCP Controls the Judiciary
- Reading: Module 1 Suggested Reading
Noté: Quiz 1
SEMAINE 2
Module 2: Elite Politics in China
9 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Vidéo: 2.2: Leadership Values, Structures of Conflict and Political Stability
- Vidéo: 2.3: Key Strategies for Elite Success and Elite Mobility in China
- Vidéo: 2.4: Selection of Leaders: What do we know?
- Vidéo: 2.5: Retired Leaders and the Succession Process
- Vidéo: 2.6: New Leaders Bring Policy Changes
- Discussion Prompt: 2.6: Discussion
- Vidéo: 2.7: Characteristics of Chinese Middle-level Leadership
- Discussion Prompt: 2.7: Discussion
- Vidéo: 2.8: Generations among Chinese Elites
- Discussion Prompt: 2.8: Discussion
- Vidéo: 2.9: International Experience of Top Chinese Leaders
- Reading: Module 2 Required Reading
Noté: Quiz 2
SEMAINE 3
Module 3: Policy Process in China
8 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Vidéo: 3.2: The Politics of Policy Making in China
- Discussion Prompt: 3.2: Discussion
- Vidéo: 3.3: Selecting Policy Alternatives
- Vidéo: 3.4: Making the Decision
- Vidéo: 3.5: Social Interests and Policy Making
- Vidéo: 3.6: Policy Implementation through Campaigns
- Vidéo: 3.7: Local Response, Unintended Consequences and Policy Adjustment
- Discussion Prompt: 3.7: Discussion
- Vidéo: 3.8: Policy Failures and Successes
- Reading: Module 3 Course Reading
Noté: Peer-reviewed Written Assignment 1
SEMAINE 4
Module 4: Understanding Societal Engagement in Politics in China
9 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Vidéo: 4.2: Political Culture as Empirically Measurable Variable
- Vidéo: 4.3: Political Culture in Rural China
- Vidéo: 4.4: Political Participation
- Vidéo: 4.5: Details on the Modes of Participation
- Vidéo: 4.6: Group Activity and Group Politics
- Vidéo: 4.7: Collective Action and Protest
- Vidéo: 4.8: Key Social Groups who Participate in Politics
- Vidéo: 4.9: Concluding the Modes of Participation
- Reading: Module 4 Course Reading
Noté: Quiz 3
SEMAINE 5
Module 5: China’s Domestic and International Political Economy
10 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Vidéo: 5.2: China’s Political Economy on the Eve of Reform
- Vidéo: 5.3: Impact of Reforms on China’s Political Economy
- Vidéo: 5.4: The Impact of Reform on Rural Income
- Vidéo: 5.5: China’s Township and Village Enterprises (TVEs), 1984-1994
- Vidéo: 5.6: Role of the Public Sector in China's Political Economy
- Vidéo: 5.7: Central-Local Financial Relations
- Vidéo: 5.8: China as a “Trading State”
- Vidéo: 5.9: Dilemmas of a “Trading State”
- Vidéo: 5.10: Chinese Firms “Going Out”
- Reading: Module 5 Course Reading
Noté: Peer-reviewed Written Assignment 2
SEMAINE 6
Module 6: China’s Future: Democratization or “Flexible Authoritarianism”
12 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Vidéo: 6.2: Scenario 1: Political Development and Democratic Transition
- Vidéo: 6.3: Scenario 1: Further Forces for Political Development and Democratic Transition
- Vidéo: 6.4: Lessons from Scenarios of Democratic Transition
- Vidéo: 6.5: Scenario 2: Continued Market Leninism
- Vidéo: 6.6: Constraints on Society and Ideology
- Vidéo: 6.7: Xi Jinping’s Intense Attack on Corruption
- Vidéo: 6.8: Jiang Zemin’s “Three Representatives” and the Role of the Middle Class
- Vidéo: 6.9: Scenario 3: Collapse of the CCP
- Vidéo: 6.10: Sources of Political Instability
- Vidéo: 6.11: Inequality, Corruption and CCP Rule
- Vidéo: 6.12: Conclusion
- Discussion Prompt: 6.12: Discussion
- Reading: Module 6 Course Reading
Noté: Quiz 4
SEMAINE 7
Final Exam and Course Evaluation
Now is time to test your understanding on the entire course. Take the final exam and complete the post-course survey. Your valuable feedback will certainly help us improve future iterations of the course.
1 lecture, 1 quiz pour s'exercer
- Cuestionario de práctica: Post-course Survey
- Reading: Rate this course
Noté: Final Exam
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I did this course out of personal interest and to practice studying in case I want to return to university in the near future. I really enjoyed the course and found the content interesting. I also feel it helped me to practice studying and assignment writing. The structure (videos 5-15 minutes long) was great for me too as I'm a stay at home dad 2 days a week.
This course is great! I learned a lot. More importantly, there were some well provided insights coupled with equally unique perspectives I simply never had before. Thank you The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. And thank you Coursera for hosting this course.
Amazing course..very useful for gaining a better understanding of the Chinese political system
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Professor Zweig is brilliant, very well put together course. Lots of fun and I learned a lot.