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| 0687-2435-01 | State and Society in Communist China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 2.0
Course description
State and Society in Communist China
The rise of the Communist Party has been followed by significant changes in state-society relations. The aim of this course is to expose the students to some of the most fundamental debates over the relations between the Chinese state and society and to impart tools for critical analysis of state-society relations from Mao era until today. Among the questions that will guide us are: what enables the Maoist state its enormous power? What were the main governing principles that had guided the state in its relations with the society and what were their manifestations? What enable state’s power today, in an era of openness, globalism, and economic reforms? What are the main governance principles which guide the state today in its relations with the society? And how different is China of today from China under Mao?
In debating these questions we will touch some of the fundamental developments and phenomenon which lie at the essence of contemporary China and its policy making. These include the transition from a society of conflicts into a harmonious society, central-local state(s) relations, corporatism, the development of civil society in China, corruption, policy implementation, and more.
The rise of the Communist Party has been followed by significant changes in state-society relations. The aim of this course is to expose the students to some of the most fundamental debates over the relations between the Chinese state and society and to impart tools for critical analysis of state-society relations from Mao era until today. Among the questions that will guide us are: what enables the Maoist state its enormous power? What were the main governing principles that had guided the state in its relations with the society and what were their manifestations? What enable state’s power today, in an era of openness, globalism, and economic reforms? What are the main governance principles which guide the state today in its relations with the society? And how different is China of today from China under Mao?
In debating these questions we will touch some of the fundamental developments and phenomenon which lie at the essence of contemporary China and its policy making. These include the transition from a society of conflicts into a harmonious society, central-local state(s) relations, corporatism, the development of civil society in China, corruption, policy implementation, and more.