CAPS 4049 - The Rise of China and Change in World Politics

(crosslisted) ASIAN 4454
(GLC-AS, SSC-AS) (CA-AG, SBA-AG)

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

X. Xin.

The rise of China is one of the most important and defining themes in changing world politics. This seminar course is intended for students to examine major issues and topics concerning the rise of China against the backdrop of paradigmatic change in world politics from a historical and theoretical perspective, and to engage in the academic discourse and policy debate about dynamics of China’s rise and its implications for world politics, and vice versa, how evolving world politics inform and influence the process of China’s rise – namely, mutual constitution of rising China and the changing world.