POL 275 - Politics of the People’s Republic of China

4 credits (Fall)

A study of the dynamics of politics in the People’s Republic of China. After a study of the history of communism in the PRC, the course examines the role of political leadership, the communist party, the state bureaucracy, the People’s Liberation Army, and elite-mass relations. Recent reforms in the political and economic systems are analyzed. Some comparison with the experience of the political system of the former U.S.S.R.

Prerequisite: POL 101.
Note: Plus-2 option available. Not offered every year.
Instructor: Grey