KSCB034 Social problem in China

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Šindelář, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Yixuan Jandová Chen, M.A. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavel Šindelář, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 9:10–10:45 zrusena M13
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the key social problems of contemporary Chinese society. At the end of the course student has a basic knowledge of   current political, economical and social situation in the People's Republic of China. On that basis he/she can interpret the fragmentary and often contradictory information presented about China by the Western media. Student will get the basic awareness of the key issues of today's Chinese society and of the related state policies. He/she will get familiar with esential environmental, economical and demographical threats that developments of Chinese society in the last decade brought.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Migration
  • 3. Envirometal issues
  • 4. Demographical issues
  • 5. Education
  • 6. Social and welfare system
  • 7. Labour issues
  • 8. National and ethnic policy
  • 9. Local and central government, NGO's
  • 10. Economic issues, corruption, land ownership
  • 11. Censorship, media and internet
  • 12. Petitions, strikes, protests
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Smil, Vaclav. 2004. China’s Past, China’s Future. New York and London: RoutledgeCurzon.
  • Du, Shanshan – Chen, Ya-chen. 2011. Women and Gender in Contemporary Chinese Societies: Beyond Han Patriarchy. Lexington Books.
  • Perry, Elizabeth J. 2007. Grassroots Political Reform in Contemporary China. Harvard Harvard University Press.
  • Jensen, Lionel M. - Weston, Timothy B. 2007. China's Transformation. Plymouth: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Barabantseva, Elena . 2010. Overseas Chinese, Ethnic Minorities and Nationalism: De-centering China New York: Routledge.
  • Perry, Elizabeth J. - Mark Selden. 2010. Chinese Society: Change, Conflict and Resistance. New York: Routledge.
  • Cockain, Alex. 2011. Young Chinese in Urban China (Routledge Studies on China in Transition). New York: Routledge.
  • Sharma, Anand D - Daniel B Wright - Joseph Fewsmith. 2003. The Promise of the Revolution: Stories of Fulfillment and Struggle in China's Hinterland. Plymouth: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Lei, Xie. 2009. Environmental Activism in China (China Policy). New York: Routledge.
  • Gries, Peter H. - Stanley Rosen (eds.). 2004. State and Society in 21st-Century China. New York: Routledge.
  • Sun, Wanning - Guo, Yingjie. 2012. Unequal China: The Political Economy and Cultural Politics of Inequality. New York: Routledge.
  • Potter, Pitman B. 2010. Law, Policy and Practice on China's Periphery. New York: Routledge.
  • Chan, Chak Kwan - King Lun Ngok - David Phillips. 2008. Social Policy in China: Development and Well-Being. Bristol: Policy Press.
  • Naughton, Barry. 2007. The Chinese Economy. Transition and Growth. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
Teaching methods
The course is conducted through lectures and discussions based on the selected texts, issues and documents. Students are required to participate in lectures and discussions. Every hour, one group of students will prepare and present a specific case study for the currently debated topic with the use of foreign literature and Chinese media.
Assessment methods
The requirement for completion of the course is to develop and present a poster at final posters presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2025.
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