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Chinese Politics Part 1 – China and Political Science

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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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.
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David Zweig

Professor Emeritus of the Division of Social Science and Director of Center on China’s Transnational Relations

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Orientation and Module 1: Models of the Chinese Political System and the Structure of the Chinese Party/State

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 77 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

9 videos

Course Overview3m

1.1: Categorizing the System through Models14m

1.2: Bureaucratic Model and Chinese Politics15m

1.3: The Structure of the Political System2m

1.4: Key Party Structures17m

1.5: Government and the Party8m

1.6: China’s Legislature3m

1.7: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and China’s Military6m

1.8: CCP Controls the Judiciary5m

3 readings

Assignments and Grading10m

Module 1 Required Pre-course Reading10m

Module 1 Suggested Reading10m

1 practice exercise

Quiz 130m

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Module 2: Elite Politics in China

3 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 81 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

9 videos

2.1: Elite Politics affects Economics and Business3m

2.2: Leadership Values, Structures of Conflict and Political Stability13m

2.3: Key Strategies for Elite Success and Elite Mobility in China11m

2.4: Selection of Leaders: What do we know?10m

2.5: Retired Leaders and the Succession Process7m

2.6: New Leaders Bring Policy Changes7m

2.7: Characteristics of Chinese Middle-level Leadership11m

2.8: Generations among Chinese Elites8m

2.9: International Experience of Top Chinese Leaders6m

1 reading

Module 2 Required Reading10m

1 practice exercise

Quiz 230m

Week

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Module 3: Policy Process in China

3 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 95 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Module 4: Understanding Societal Engagement in Politics in China

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 102 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

9 videos

4.1: Political Culture in China10m

4.2: Political Culture as Empirically Measurable Variable14m

4.3: Political Culture in Rural China15m

4.4: Political Participation6m

4.5: Details on the Modes of Participation16m

4.6: Group Activity and Group Politics13m

4.7: Collective Action and Protest9m

4.8: Key Social Groups who Participate in Politics5m

4.9: Concluding the Modes of Participation9m

1 reading

Module 4 Course Reading10m

1 practice exercise

Quiz 330m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM CHINESE POLITICS PART 1 – CHINA AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

by PDNov 14, 2019

Exceptional course that taught me a lot of invaluable lessons and insights.

by HYOct 31, 2017

I have learned a lot about my roots, professor Zweig is living what he teaches.

Thank you so much to Dr Zweig and Coursera

by ASAug 11, 2020

The course opened up a rather obscure world of Chinese politics, and would greatly help me understand China more realistically.

by DKAug 9, 2020

Learned a lot about China that I didn’t know and brings some things into perspective.

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