Fall/Winter Timetable
POL379H1F L0101
Topics in Comparative Politics III
Issues in Contemporary Chinese Politics
Themes
This course covers topics of interest for those who want to gain an enhanced understanding of the politics of China, beginning from the Republican period, Communist takeover in 1949 through to the reform period of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. The emphasis in the pre-reform era is on defining historical events, namely the famine caused by the “Great Leap Forward” and social disturbance during the Cultural Revolution. In the post-reform period, the course places an emphasis on understanding the politics behind the reform, and how the reform affects the dynamics of state-society relations. The course will also address aspects of China’s diplomacy related to its growing economic power
Texts
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Format and Requirements
TBA
Prerequisites
1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusions
January 29, 2024
The winners of the 2022-2023 undergraduate awards were announced at the annual celebration, held this year on the evening of January 25. Presiding over the award ceremony were Undergraduate Director...
January 26, 2023
Congratulations to our 2021/22 undergraduate award & scholarship recipients! Following a two-year hiatus, the department was delighted to return to hosting our undergraduate awards in-person this year to celebrate our...
June 3, 2021
In a bid to motivate her students in what has been a very difficult academic year, Professor Rebecca Kingston decided to give those enrolled in the winter 2021 term of...
May 21, 2020
Congratulations to undergraduate student Cheryl Cheung who has received a University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA). Going into her third year majoring in political science, with minors in visual studies...
January 29, 2020
Congratulations to all our amazing undergraduate students who picked up one the department’s twenty-three awards and scholarships at our annual undergraduate awards ceremony. In attendance were Dean of Arts &...