PSC 2371: CHINA S DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICIES Spring 2017 Professor: Bruce Dickson Office: Monroe 480 Office Hours: Thursdays 2-4 pm (or by appointment) ph: 994-4186, fax: 994-7743, e-mail: bdickson@gwu.edu Course Description: This course will serve as an introduction to Chinese politics in two ways: it will introduce the key individuals and events in the People's Republic of China; and it will introduce the main issues that have concerned China's leaders and citizens and the processes by which they have been resolved. We will concentrate on the post-1949 period of Chinese domestic and foreign policies, looking at issues of elite politics, policy making, political participation, political change, and the causes and consequences of China s increasing integration into the international community. We will consider changes and continuities between the Maoist era (1949-1976) and the post-mao era of reform, but will emphasize the more recent period. Course Prerequisite: PSC 1001, Introduction to Comparative Politics, is a prerequisite for this class. Readings: Several books have been ordered through the book store, and are also on reserve at Gelman Library: Bruce J. Dickson, The Dictator s Dilemma: The Chinese Communist Party s Survival Strategy (New York: Oxford University Press, 2016). William A. Joseph, ed., Politics in China: An Introduction, 2 nd ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014). David Shambaugh, China Goes Global: The Partial Power (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014). Specific readings for each class are identified on this syllabus. Readings marked with a * will be available on Blackboard. Students are required to do the readings for each session and be prepared to discuss them in class. Learning Objectives: During the semester, students will: Become familiar with the key issues, institutions, and individual leaders of modern Chinese politics; Become familiar with the scholarly debates on Chinese politics; Become familiar with different research methods and approaches and evaluate the pros and cons of them; Learn how to design and implement an original research paper. 1
Assignments: The class will include both a midterm based on domestic politics and a final exam based on foreign relations. These will be in-class exams. Make-ups will only be allowed for students who have a documented medical or family emergency. In addition, students will do several other assignments: clicker questions in each class, in-class discussions and writing assignments, and a research paper (15-20 pages). The topic for the research paper must be submitted to me for approval by Tuesday, February 14, and the paper itself is due by 12 noon on Friday, May 5. The paper must be (1) uploaded into SafeAssign on Blackboard (under Assignments ), and (2) a hard copy turned in to me. Late papers will be marked down 1/3 of a grade (for example, from A to A- or B+ to B) per day, starting 12 noon on May 5. Grading: Final grades will be based on several criteria, with the following weights: Quizzes, in-class assignments, and participation 20% midterm 25% research paper 25% final exam 30% Credit Hour Policy: You should expect to spend twice as much time outside of class doing the reading assignments, reviewing for exams, and researching and writing the research paper as you spend in class. Because this class meets for 2.5 hours per week (2 meetings @ 75 minutes), you should spend on average at least 5 hours per week on your own doing homework and prep. Academic Integrity: I personally support the GW Code of Academic Integrity, and all students are also expected to abide by it. It states: Academic dishonesty is defined as cheating of any kind, including misrepresenting one's own work, taking credit for the work of others without crediting them and without appropriate authorization, and the fabrication of information. For the remainder of the code, see: http://www.gwu.edu/~ntegrity/code.html Class Policies: Besides the policies for make-up exams and later papers described above, there is one other important policy: no electronic devices may be used in class. That includes laptops, tablets, cell phones, PDAs, etc. Exceptions will be made for those with accommodations through DSS or those who use the Turning Point app on their phones. 2
1. January 17 Introduction I. DOMESTIC POLITICS 2. January 19: Overview of Institutions and Issues Cheng Li, China s Communist Party State: The Structure and Dynamics of Power, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 192-223. Dickson, Dictator s Dilemma, pp. 1-30. Recommended: William A. Joseph, Studying Chinese Politics, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 3-38. William A. Joseph, Ideology and Chinese Politics, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 149-191. 3. January 24: Politics in the Maoist Era Frederick C. Teiwes, Mao Zedong in Power, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 72-118. Recommended: R. Keith Schoppa, From Empire to People s Republic, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 41-71. 4. January 26: Politics in the Reform Era Bruce Gilley, Deng Xiaoping and His Successors, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 119-146. * Suisheng Zhao, Xi Jinping s Maoist Revival, Journal of Democracy, Vol. 27, no. 3 (July 2016), pp. 83-97. Dickson, Dictator s Dilemma, pp. 83-95. 3
5. January 31: Economic Reform Strategies David Zweig, China s Political Economy, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 254-290. Katherine Morton, Policy Case Study: The Environment, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 352-364. 6. February 2: Political Reforms Dickson, Dictator s Dilemma, pp. 96-123. 7. February 7: Civil Society Dickson, Dictator s Dilemma, pp. 123-163. 8. February 9: Urban Governance Dickson, Dictator s Dilemma, pp. 164-213. Recommended: Joan Kaufman, Policy Case Study: Public Health, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 365-379. 9. February 14: Rural Governance * Lily Lee Tsai, Cadres, Temple and Lineage Institutions, and Governance in Rural China, China Journal, no. 48 (July 2002), pp. 1-28. John James Kennedy, Rural China: Reform and Resistance, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 293-319. * * * RESEARCH TOPIC DUE * * * 4
10. February 16: Political Protest (I): 1989 Tiananmen Protests * Melanie Manion, Introduction: Reluctant Duelists -- The Logic of the 1989 Demonstrations and Massacre, in Michel Oksenberg, Marc Lambert, and Lawrence Sullivan, eds., Beijing Spring 1989: Confrontation and Conflict (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1990). * The Tiananmen Papers, Foreign Affairs (January-February 2001). 11. February 21: Political Protest (II): Urban Unrest William Hurst, Urban China: Change and Contention, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 320-341. Dickson, Dictator s Dilemma, pp. 31-52, 60-73. 12. February 23: Political Protest (III): Rural Unrest * Kevin J. O Brien, Rightful Resistance, World Politics, vol. 49, no. 1 (October 1996), pp. 31-55. * Elizabeth J. Perry, Chinese Conceptions of Rights : From Mencius to Mao and Now, Perspectives on Politics, Vol. 6, no. 1 (March 2008), pp. 37-50. 13. February 28: Population Control Policies Dickson, Dictator s Dilemma, pp. 73-83. Tyrene White, Policy Case Study: Population, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 380-397. 14. March 2: Ethnic Politics Dickson, Dictator s Dilemma, pp. 53-60. Robert Barnett, Tibet, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 401-427. Gardner Bovingdon, Xinjiang, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 428-451. 15. March 7: Popular Support Dickson, Dictator s Dilemma, chap. 5. 5
16. March 9: Prospects for Democracy Dickson, Dictator s Dilemma, chap. 6. * * * SPRING BREAK * * * 17. March 21: Prospects for Regime Change Dickson, Dictator s Dilemma, chap. 7. * David Shambaugh, Contemplating China s Future, Washington Quarterly vol. 39, no. 3 (Fall 2016), pp. 121-130. * Minxin Pei, The Beginning of the End, Washington Quarterly vol. 39, no. 3 (Fall 2016), pp. 131-142. 18. March 23: MIDTERM EXAM II. CHINA S FOREIGN RELATIONS 19. March 28: China s Foreign Policy Strategies Shambaugh, China Goes Global, chaps. 2 (also skim chap. 1) * Wang Jisi, China s Search for a Grand Strategy, Foreign Affairs, (March/April 2011), pp. 68-79. 20. March 30: China s Foreign Policy Process Shambaugh, China Goes Global, pp. 45-72. * David M. Lampton, China: Challenger or Challenged? Washington Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 3 (Fall 2016), pp. 107-119. 6
21. April 4: US-China Relations Shambaugh, China Goes Global, pp. 73-78. * Harry Harding, Has U.S. China Policy Failed? Washington Quarterly, Vol. 38, no. 3 (Fall 2015), pp. 95-122. * Andrew J. Nathan and Andrew Scobell, How China Sees America: The Sum of Beijing s Fears, Foreign Affairs, (September-October 2012), pp. 32-47. * Wu Xinbo, Agenda for a New Great Power Relationship, Washington Quarterly, Vol. 37, no. 1 (Spring 2014), pp. 65-78. 22. April 6: Relations in Asia Shambaugh, China Goes Global, pp. 95-105. * Bjorn Jerden and Linus Hagstrom, Rethinking Japan s Policy: Japan as an Accommodator in the Rise of China, 1978-2011, Journal of Northeast Asian Studies, Vol. 12, no. 2 (May-August 2011), pp. 215-250. * Mira Rapp-Hooper, Parting the South China Sea: How to Uphold the Rule of Law, Foreign Affairs (September-October 2016), pp. 76-82. 23. April 11: Cross-Strait Relations Shelley Rigger, Taiwan, in Joseph, ed., Politics in China, pp. 468-484. * Scott Kastner, Is the Taiwan Strait still a Flash Point? International Security, Vol. 40, No. 3 (Winter 2015/16), pp. 54 92. 24. April 13: Nationalism * Zheng Wang, National Humiliation, History Education, and the Politics of Historical Memory: Patriotic Education Campaign in China, International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 52, no. 4 (December 2008), pp. 783-806. * James Reilly, A Wave To Worry About? Public Opinion, Foreign Policy and China s Anti-Japan Protests, Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 23, no. 86 (2014), pp. 197 215. 7
25. April 18: Foreign Relations Outside Asia Shambaugh, China Goes Global, pp. 78-95, 105-120. 26. April 20: China s Role in International Institutions Shambaugh, China Goes Global, pp. 121-155. 27. April 25: China s Foreign Economic Relations Shambaugh, China Goes Global, pp. 156-206. 28. April 27: Security Policy Shambaugh, China Goes Global, pp. 269-306. * * * Friday May 5 @ 12 noon: Research Papers Due * * * TBA: FINAL EXAM 8