ECTS - Rising China
Rising China (IR511) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Rising China | IR511 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Question and Answer, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to give information about the rise of the China and its influences in world politics. The students will be able to analyse the power balances in the contemporary international relations. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Comprehensive study of the foreign policy of China; nationalism, multilateralism, terrorism, human rights, status and wealth; the strengths and problems of Chinese economy and its integration with the rest of the world. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | A General Introduction to the Course | none |
| 2 | The Rise of China | Peter Katzenstein (2012). “China’s Rise: Rupture, Return or Recombination”. In P. Katzenstein (ed). Sinicization and the Rise of China. Routledge, pp. 1-39. Yan Xuetong (2001). “The Rise of China in Chinese Eyes”. Journal of Contemporary China, 10(26), 33-39. |
| 3 | Deng Xiaoping Era I: Economic Reforms | Joseph, W. A. (Ed.). (2019). Politics in China: an introduction. Oxford University Press, USA, Chapter 4. Deng, Xiaoping (1994). “Seize the Opportunity to Develop the Economy, 24 December 1990.” In Deng X. Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping, Vol. III. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. Deng, X. (1994). “China Will Never Allow Other Countries to Interfere in its Internal Affairs, 11 July1990”. In Deng X. Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping, VOL. III. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. |
| 4 | Deng Xiaoping Era II: Beijing Spring/Tiananmen Event | Joseph, W. A. (Ed.). (2019). Politics in China: an introduction. Oxford University Press, USA, Chapter 4. Calhoun, C. (1989). Revolution and repression in Tiananmen Square. Society, 26(6), 21-38. |
| 5 | Jiang Zemin Era: China’s Struggle for Status I: Peaceful Rise | Dai, Bingguo. (December, 2010). “Adhere to the Path of Peaceful Development”. US-China Today. Zheng Bjian (September/October 2005). “China’s Peaceful Rise to Great Power Status”. Foreign Affairs. Qin Yaqing. (2010). “International Society as a Process: Institutions, Identities, and China’s Peaceful Rise”. The Chinese Journal of International Politics, 3(2), 129-153. Buzan, Barry. (2010). “China in International Society: Is Peaceful Rise Possible?”. The Chinese Journal of International Politics. 3(1), 5-36. |
| 6 | Hu Jintao Era: Harmonious World | Zheng, Y., & Tok, S. K. (2007). Harmonious society and harmonious world: China’s policy discourse under Hu Jintao. Briefing Series, 26, 1-12. Hao, S. (2008). Harmonious world: the conceived international order in framework of China’s foreign affairs. Foreign Affairs, 87(1), 29-55. |
| 7 | Chinese Dream and New Politics of Xi Jinping | Callahan, William (2015). “History, Tradition and the China Dream: Socialist Modernization in the World of Great Harmony”. Journal of Contemporary China, 24(96), 983-1001. Liu, Mingfu (2015). The China Dream: Great Power Thinking and Strategic Posture in the Post-America Era. New York, CN Times Books. Yang, J. (2013). “Implementing the Chinese Dream”. National Interest, November/December Issue. |
| 8 | One Belt One Road Initiative I: Silk Road Economic Belt | Wang, J. (2014). “Marching Westwards: The Rebalancing of China’s Geostrategy”. In S. Binhong (Ed.), The World in 2020 According to China: Chinese Foreign Policy Elites Discuss Emerging Trends in International Politics, BRILL Publishing, pp. 129-136.Callahan, William A. (2016). “China’s “Asia Dream” The Belt Road Initiative and the New Regional Order”. Asian Journal of Comparative Politics 1(3): 226-243. Habova, Antonina (2015). “Silk Road Economic Belt: China’s Marshall Plan, Pivot to Eurasia or China’s Way of Foreign Policy”. KSI Transactions on Knowledge Society 8(1): 64-70. |
| 9 | Minority Policy of China: Uyghurs | Clarke, M. (2017). The Impact of Ethnic Minorities on China’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Xinjiang and the Uyghur. China Report, 53(1), 1-25., Tobin, D. (2020). A “struggle of life or death”: Han and Uyghur insecurities on China's north-west frontier. The China Quarterly, 242, 301-323. |
| 10 | Turkey-China Relations | Eliküçük Yıldırım, N. (2021). Rigid boundaries between Turkey and China: is political mobility possible?. Turkish Studies, 22(1), 28-48. Yilmaz, G., & Eliküçük Yıldırım, N. (2020). Authoritarian diffusion or cooperation? Turkey’s emerging engagement with China. Democratization, 27(7), 1202-1220. Eliküçük Yıldırım, N. (2024). Legitimation, co-optation, and survival: why is Turkey silent on China’s persecution of Uyghurs?. Democratization, 31(6), 1183-1204. |
| 11 | Presentation Week | None |
| 12 | Presentation Week | None |
| 13 | Presentation Week | None |
| 14 | Presentation Week | None |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Yong Deng and Fei-Ling Wang (Eds.). China Rising: Power and Motivation in Chinese Foreign Policy. Oxford: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005 |
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| 2. Liming Wang (Ed.). Rising China in the Changing World Economy. New York: Routledge, 2012 | |
| 3. • Katzenstein, Peter (2012). China’s Rise: Rupture, Return, or Recombination? In P. Katzenstein (Ed.), Sinicization and the Rise of China. Routledge, pp. 1-39. | |
| 5. • Deng, X. (1994). “Seize the Opportunity to Develop the Economy, 24 December 1990.” In Deng X. Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping, Vol. III. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. | |
| 6. • Deng, X. (1994). “China Will Never Allow Other Countries to Interfere in its Internal Affairs, 11 July 1990”. In Deng X. Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping, Vol. III. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. | |
| 10. • Yong, Deng. (2008). “International Status and Chinese Foreign Policy” In Yong Deng, China’s Struggle for Status: The Realignment of International Relations. Cambridge University Press, pp. 21-69 | |
| Other Sources | 4. • Yan, Xuetong (2001). “The Rise of China in Chinese Eyes”. Journal of Contemporary China. 10(26), 33-39. |
| 7. • Dai, Bingguo. (December, 2010). “Adhere to the Path of Peaceful Development”. US-China Today. Zheng Bjian (September/October 2005). “China’s Peaceful Rise to Great Power Status”. Foreign Affairs. | |
| 8. • Qin Yaqing. (2010). “International Society as a Process: Institutions, Identities, and China’s Peaceful Rise”. The Chinese Journal of International Politics, 3(2), 129-153. | |
| 9. • Buzan, Barry. (2010). “China in International Society: Is Peaceful Rise Possible?”. The Chinese Journal of International Politics. 3(1), 5-36. | |
| 11. • Yan, Xuetong (2006). “The Rise of China and its Power Status”. The Chinese Journal of International Politics, 1(1), 5-33. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 30 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | 1 | 70 |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Gains the ability to understand, explain, and apply the basic concepts and methodologies of international relations | X | ||||
| 2 | Gains the ability to analyze international relations at a theoretical level | X | ||||
| 3 | Gains the ability to interpret current global and national political issues through logical and informed analysis | X | ||||
| 4 | Gains the ability to adopt different perspectives on international relations | X | ||||
| 5 | Gains the ability to analyze the current and future positions of global and regional actors | X | ||||
| 6 | Develops relevant academic and applied research skills in political issues | X | ||||
| 7 | Develops the academic writing skills related to the field | X | ||||
| 8 | Develops the academic presentation skills related to the field | X | ||||
| 9 | Develops analytical thinking and independent research skills | X | ||||
| 10 | Develops critical analysis, interpretation, and discussion skills, and adopts an open-minded approach to learning | X | ||||
| 11 | Gains the ability to develop arguments | X | ||||
| 12 | Recognizes the importance of lifelong learning | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Project | |||
| Report | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 125 | ||