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POL2027 - China: Politics, Society and Economy

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New from the academic year 2024/2025

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Assignment 100/100

Course content

The People’s Republic of China is a crucial player in the global economy and international politics. Future developments in peace and conflict, climate change, global production chains and division of labour, technology innovation, and logistics across the world largely depend on China. In addition, a lack of knowledge and ill-informed prejudgements about countries and peoples may hold the potential for misunderstanding and conflict. Therefore, a basic understanding of what is going on in China can help make informed assessments of current developments in China and international politics constellations with China. It can also help to make better policy and business decisions where the most populous country is involved. On those grounds, this course aims to provide a solid basis of knowledge on China’s politics, society, and economy. We will study and discuss the fundamentals of China’s political and legal system, social policies and current social challenges, and basic structures, developments, and trends of the country’s economy. The course takes a comparative politics approach, and participants will have the opportunity to appreciate and test the theories and methods of this sub-discipline of political science.

Learning outcome

Knowledge - the student shall:

  • have knowledge of how policy is formulated and implemented in China
  • have knowledge of the basic political institutions of China
  • have knowledge of the current political, social, and economic challenges that the Chinese leadership is facing
  • have knowledge about important concepts of comparative politics
  • have knowledge about the methods of comparative politics

Skills - the student shall demonstrate the ability to:

  • learn how to apply the methods of comparative political analysis
  • treat one of the themes which was discussed in instruction in an independent empirical analytical manner which fulfils the requirements for scientific writing.
  • orally discuss and reflect over one's own written work and the themes which were taken up during teaching.

Learning methods and activities

Teaching methods and activities: 2 hours of lectures per week and supervison of project work. The language of instruction is English.

Compulsory assignments

  • Presentation of term paper

Further on evaluation

Form of assessment: Assignment. Length of assignment: 3000 words (8 pages)

Required previous knowledge

None.

Course materials

Given at the start of the semester.

More on the course

No

Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2024

Language of instruction: English

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Social Studies
  • Social Sciences
  • Political Science
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Sociology and Political Science

Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Assignment 100/100

Release
2024-12-06

Submission
2024-12-20


09:00


14:00

INSPERA
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Spring ORD Assignment 100/100 INSPERA
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  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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