Course Code and Course Title
[CHES3010] Governing China
Time and Venue
Mon 2:30pm - 5:15pm
ARC_212
Instructor
Course Description
This course introduces key issues and concepts in politics and governance in contemporary China. It takes a thematic approach, looking at the historical origins of China’s contemporary political system, its structures and processes today, the main goals which the system is designed to achieve, and some of the challenges it faces. Throughout, the course will examine different ways that Chinese politics and governance have been analysed and introduce key concepts in the academic literature on Chinese politics.
Course Outline
Introduction: course outline and requirements
Historical legacies
Politics and governance in China: the agenda
Party and state institutions and structures
The role of leadership and cadre selection
Exam Policy making
Policy goals: society and the economy
Contentious politics
Urbanisation and changing society
Spatial governance: China’s regions and centre-local relations
The military
Xi Jinping and governance of China