The polite way to do Chinese politics
Political Science 342 CHINESE POLITICS I Fall 2002
Goals of Course: We will survey the politics of the People’s Republic of China, including political organizations, leaders, and changing relations among social groups in a rapidly modernizing country. We will pay special attention to competing themes in China’s political heritage, and how China's authoritarian system adapts to change.
Class Meetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-3:20 in 240A Mackenzie.
Instructor: Richard Kraus. Office: 821 PLC. Phone: 346-4894. E-mail: rkraus@oregon.uoregon.edu. Office hours: Wednesdays 2-4, Thursdays 11-12, or by appointment.
Graduate Teaching Fellows:
JIANG Mei Office Hours Fridays 2-4 in 636 PLC. 346-4972. Email: mjiang@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Aimee Orr. Office hours Mondays and Fridays 9-10 in 218 PLC. Phone: 346-4867: aorr@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Evaluation: There will be three exams, on October 24, November 14, and December 9. Each will constitute one third of your grade. Study guides will be available on-line several days prior to each exam. Documented medical emergencies are the only acceptable bases for requesting make-up exams. Grades will be based upon command of course materials, originality of thought, and style of presentation (including care of preparation for papers).
Required Texts:
The first four items below are available at Mother Kali’s Books, 720 East 13th Avenue.
1. Jung Chang, Wild Swans.
2. Timothy B. Weston & Lionel M. Jensen, eds., China Beyond the Headlines.
3. Anita Chan, China’s Workers under Assault.
4. Cheng Li, China's Leaders.
5. China News Digest: Global News This electronic review of news about China is found at China News Digest.
Background Information on China:
If you want to refresh your memory about an event, find a province on a map, or simply learn more about China, one useful web site is the Internet Guide for China Studies maintained by the University of Heidelberg.
The other way to do Chinese politics
CHINESE POLITICS I SCHEDULE OF READINGS AND EXAMS Fall 2002
Oct. 1, 3 Introduction
Weston & Jenson , "Introduction" in China Beyond the Headlines, pp. 1-8.
Wassertrom, "Big Bad China and the Good Chinese," in China Beyond the Headlines, pp. 13-36.
Blum, "China’s Many Faces," in China Beyond the Headlines, pp. 69-96.
Oct. 8, 10 The Chinese Revolution
Chang, Wild Swans, chapters 1-10.
Oct. 15, 17 Establishing Communist Rule and the Cultural Revolution
Chang, Wild Swans, chapters 11-22.
Oct. 22 Ending the Cultural Revolution
Chang, Wild Swans, chapters 23-epilog.
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Oct. 29, 31 Dilemmas of Economic Reform
Weston, "China’s Labor Woes," in China Beyond the Headlines, pp. 245-72.
Oakes, China’s Market Reforms," in China Beyond the Headlines, pp. 295-26.
Smil, "Development and Destruction," in China Beyond the Headlines, pp. 195-216.
Rosemont, "China’s New Economic Reforms," in China Beyond the Headlines, pp. 171-92.
Evans, "Marketing Femininity," in China Beyond the Headlines, pp. 217-44.
Nov 5, 7 Workers under Assault
Chan, China’s Workers under Assault, chapters 1-4
Nov. 12 Economic versus Political Reform
Chan, China’s Workers under Assault, chapters 5-7.
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Nov 14 : Second ExaminationNov. 19, 21 Who is Running China?
Cheng, China's Leaders, chapters1-4.
Jensen, "Everyone’s a Player," in China Beyond the Headlines, pp. 37-68.
Nov. 26 Nationalism and Social Unrest
Tong, "Identity and Diversity," in China Beyond the Headlines, pp.147-70.
Dautcher, "Reading Out-of-Print," China Behind the Headlines, pp. 273-94.
Weston & Jenson, "Afterward," in China Behind the Headlines, pp. 347-54.
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Nov. 28-29: Thanksgiving HolidayDec. 3, 5 Can China Democratize?
Cheng, China's Leaders, chapters 5-7.
Cheek in China Behind the Headlines, pp. 121-46.
Xiao, "Promoting Human Rights," in China Behind the Headlines, pp. 97-112.
Wei, "China’s Road to a Democratic Society," in China Behind the Headlines, pp. 113-20.
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Dec. 9: Final Examination at 1 p.m.