THE BASICS:
Lecturer:
Dr Zhang Jian (PKU)
Tuition:
RMB10,000
Accommodation:
RMB100-150/day
Target audience:
Senior undergraduate and master level students
About Peking University:
Founded in 1898, Peking University (Beida) is a teaching and research university which embraces diversity ranging from the study of sciences to humanities to management. The commitment to intellectual freedom of thought has positioned Beida as a progressive center that has produced many modern Chinese thinkers and as an influential actor in the modernization of China. The tradition of intellectual inquiry underlying the transformation of Beida over time provides valuable lessons for collaborative initiatives ranging from sustainability to institutional practices for the Alliance. Please visit: http://english.pku.edu.cn/
Chinese Politics and Public Policy
Hosted by Peking University
4 - 29 July, 2011
This course seeks to introduce students to the main issues in the study
of Chinese politics, with a special focus on the policy making process in
contemporary China. The course will
cover the political development of China from late Qing to the Hu Jintao period,
to provide a good context and foundation for our discussion on the recent
challenges faced now by the Chinese leadership, ranging from state capacity
decline to the increasing social instabilities. Students will also get to analyze the institutional characteristics of
the Chinese party-state, cover the main models to understand the Chinese policy
making process, and we will use some examples to illustrate the power and
shortcomings of the models. Read more >>
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