Anda põhjalik sissevaade Hiina Rahvavabariigi poliitikasse ja ühiskonda puudutavatesse teemadesse, hõlmates nii 20. kui ka 21. sajandit. Anda ülevaade teooriatest ning tavadest, mida kasutasid Hiina valitsuse erinevad juhtfiguurid.

To provide a comprehensive introduction to the politics- and society-related matters of the People’s Republic of China, covering both XX and XXI centuries. To give an overview of theories and practices that were correspondingly adopted and employed by different leading and ruling personalities in in the Chinese government.

Üliõpilane selgitab Hiina poliitilist ja sotsiaalset korda, olulisi poliitilisi, filosoofilisi ja kultuuridevahelisi probleeme ja suundumusi, mis tulenevad tänapäeva Hiina ajaloolisest taustast; leiab seoseid seoseid erinevate ajaloosündmuste ja Hiina praeguse olukorra vahel; rakendab kriitilise analüüsi meetodeid Hiina ühiskondlikku ja poliitilist eluolu puudutavate poliitteooriate, normdokumentide, struktuuride ja mõjufaktorite tõlgendamisel; kaardistab uusi suundumusi ning mustreid, millest tänapäeva Hiina juhindub; viib läbi uurimistöö Hiina teemal koostöös juhendajaga.

Student:
explains the political and social order in China, important political, philosophical and cross-cultural issues and trends related to the historical development of the modern-day Chinese state;
establishes causal connections between different historical events and the actuality in China;
applies fundamental critical thinking skills to the analysis and interpretation of political theories, normative documents, structures and actors in regards of the Chinese society and political life;
conceptualises new trends and patterns the modern China is featured by;
conducts guided research on China.

Kursus annab ülevaate Hiina ühiskonnast ja poliitikast kahe sajandi vältel, kombineerides protsessi- ja diskursusanalüüsi metodoloogilisi tehnikaid. Kursuse käigus antakse üliõpilastele uusim süsteemne vaade Hiinaga seotud teemadele nagu ka riigi seadusandlusprotsessile. Kursuse jooksul pakutakse üliõpilastele võimalus kirjutada töö õppejõu poolt heaks kiidetud teemal.

This course introduces the study of Chinese politics and society in the last two centuries, using a combination of process tracing and discourse analysis methodological technics. The course will be offering the latest systemic insight into China-related affairs as well as the country's policy-making process. During the course, the students will be offered to write a compulsory paper on a topics approved by the tutor.

eristav hindamine

graded assessment

Ettevalmistumine ja osalemine seminariks õppejõu poolt ette antud teemal.

Reading materials, preparation of home assignments.

Ezra F. Vogel (2013) Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China.
Emilian Kavalski, The China Quarterly / Volume 226 / June 2016, pp 551 – 559, DOI: 10.1017/S0305741016000606
Zhang Guihong & Feng Yuqiao (2011) China's UN Diplomacy: 1971–2011, Strategic Analysis, 35:6, 973-981, DOI: 10.1080/09700161.2011.608860
Terry Narramore (2010) How Many Chinas?, Australian Journal of Political Science, 45:3, 507-512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2010.499607
Tsangyao Chang, Chien-Chiang Lee, Ken Hung & Kuo-Hao Lee (2014) Does Military Spending Really Matter for Economic Growth in China and G7 Countries: The Roles of Dependency and Heterogeneity, Defence and Peace Economics, 25:2, 177-191, DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2013.763460
Xi, J. (2014). The Governance of China (Foreign Languages Press Co. Ltd.)
Zhao Hong (2013) THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE AND CHINA-ASEAN RELATIONS, Asian Affairs, 44:1, 27-43, DOI: 10.1080/03068374.2012.760785
Lee Kuan Yew (2013). One Man's View of the World (Straights Times Press).

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