POLS211-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023

China from Mao to Now

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

Description

This course will provide an introduction to the domestic politics and foreign policy of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan (Republic of China).

China has a crucial role in the international political order. This course will provide an introduction to the domestic politics and foreign policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and that of Taiwan (Republic of China, ROC).

Learning Outcomes

Students will develop an in-depth understanding of, among other topics: the Chinese political system; the role of the Chinese Communist Party in Chinese society, especially its impact on media, ideology, and culture; China's political economy and its global impact; China's evolving foreign policy; Taiwan's democratic development and struggle for international space; New Zealand-China relations and how New Zealand is responding to China's growing power and influence.

Transferable skills:
Students will hone critical reading and information gathering skills, as well as academic writing skills.

Prerequisites

Any 15 points at 100 level from POLS, or
any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA, or
LAWS, GEOG, or
the Schedule V of the BCom.

Course Coordinator

Anne-Marie Brady

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Two essays 70% Two 2500 word essays
Class participation 10% Based on attendance at lectures and tutorial hour, reading the course materials weekly, and contribution to class activities
Final test 20% One hour in-class test

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Saich, Tony; Governance and politics of China ; 4th edition, fully revised and updated; Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Students in POLS211 are recommended to make this book the starting point for their reading in preparation for the lectures, essays, and final exam. This text is available for sale at the University Book Shop and online; it is also in the 3-day loan section of the library. There is a required packet of reading materials for the course which students can access on the POLS211 Learn page.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $821.00

International fee $3,750.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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