Chinese Society and Politics in Transition, 4cr

Organizer: Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku

Teacher: Lauri Paltemaa, CEAS / UTU

Goals: The Student will be able to answer why and how the Chinese economic reforms were taken and what were their political, social and economic consequences.

Time and Venue: Period 4 (8.3. - 9.5.2010), Course is organized in Moodle e-learning platform.

Contents:The Course delas with the contemporary Chinese society from the viewpoint of the deeply interrwined changes in politics, economics and Society. The questions explored are how has Chinese society changed since Maoist period? What has been the course of the politics of reform? What have been the economic and social results of reforms?

Target group: The students of the Network member universities are eligible to apply. The course is essential for MA-level students in social sciences who want to to be able to analyze social issues ans politics in contemporary Chinese Society.

Taken as: Virtual lectures on Moodle, reading and home exam.

Students should read Jonathan D. Spence: The Search for Modern China chapters 19 - 25 (from the Chapter "The Birth of People's Republic to the end)

Grading: on a scale of 1-5

Application for the course: A maximum of 40 students will be accepted to the course. Apply by 7 March through online application form LINK>>>

Credit transfer: Students are not required to apply for a study right at the university of Turku on their own, the Centre for East Asian Studies will do this on their behalf.

At the end of the term the students will be sent a transcript of records from Turku. The students need to take the transcript to their own university and make sure that the credits are transferred from Turku to their own respective universities. This will not happen automatically!

Before enrolling on the course the students should check with their own home department that this course can be accepted as part of their degree in their own university.