KSCB006 Contemporary Chinese Politics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Kučera (seminar tutor), Mgr. Táňa Dluhošová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Supplier department: Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Friday 10:50–14:05 M24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course works in addition to the history of modern China as well as 2 separate introduction to Chinese politics. It deals with both diachronic and synchronic aspects of the policy of communist China. Throughout the emphasis is on Chinese political terminology, which is also part of the final attestation.
Syllabus
  • 1st The specifics of modern Chinese culture and society and their reflection in contemporary politics 2nd Chinese revolution 3rd Communist Party and Policy in 1978 (Maoism) 4th PRC's political system after 1978 5th Liberalization, Democratization and Human Rights since 1978 6th Economic reform after 1978 7th Perception of China in the other world, geopolitics and geography 8th PRC Foreign Policy 9th Army and its role 10th Ideology of today's China 11th Constitution and the institutions of power PRC 12th Prospects for the future
Literature
    required literature
  • FÜRST, Rudolf. Čína ve XX. století. 3. díl. Období 1989-2005. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2006. 189 s. ISBN 80-244-1286-1.
  • BAKEŠOVÁ, Ivana. Čína ve XX. století. Díl 2. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2003, 218 s. ISBN 80-244-0611-X. info
  • BAKEŠOVÁ, Ivana. Čína ve XX. století. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2001, 125 s. ISBN 8024402513. info
  • FAIRBANK, John King. Dějiny Číny. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1998, 656 s. ISBN 80-7106-249-9. info
    recommended literature
  • SPENCE, Jonathan D. The search for modern China. 2. ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1999, xxxi, 728. ISBN 0393973514. info
  • The Cambridge history of China. Edited by Roderick MacFarquhar - John King Fairbank. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991, xxv, 1108. ISBN 0521243378. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2022, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2013, recent)
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