POLITICS 354
China and the World
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for POLITICS 354.
Description
This paper is about China’s foreign relations since 1978, a topic of immense importance for both China and the world.
At the system level, China’s emergence as a diplomatic and economic heavyweight is shifting the global balance of power, shaping the responses of governments and intergovernmental organizations, and posing fundamental questions about the nature of world order itself. China’s rise is perhaps the most significant geopolitical event since the fall of the Roman Empire.
At the same time, China’s status as the world’s fastest growing economy, the leading producer of carbon emissions, and its enduring reputation as a human rights violator all make it a key country of interest for an array of governmental and non-governmental actors wishing to effect domestic changes.
This course examines both China’s impact on the global economy, polity and, environment, as well as its socialization through interaction with international institutions and processes. Topics examined include cross-strait relations, China’s relationships with Japan, the two Koreas and the United States, it’s role in multilateral organizations such as the UN and AIIB, and the growing significance of non-state actors operating within and from China.
Availability 2017
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Stephen Noakes
Points
POLITICS 354: 15 points
Prerequisites
30 points at Stage II in Political Studies or Politics and International Relations, or Communication
Restrictions
POLITICS 254
