Popular Culture and the CCP Social Bargain
Young people have been at the vanguard of every significant social movement in China for over a century, yet the youth archetype has changed significa...
Introduction to China
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In this subject students are introduced to China. The lectures are tied together by several common themes, including China’s incredible geographic, ethnic and cultural diversity, it’s dual exceptionalist and wounded nationalism, and the Deng Xiaoping-era social bargain between the Communist Party and the Chinese people based on improving living standards in exchange for acquiescence to one-party rule.
Gender and the Family in China
Gender and family relations in China have changed dramatically over the past century, reflecting the socio-economic and political transformation of th...
Deng Xiaoping and the Chinese Economic Miracle
Since the inauguration of Deng Xiaoping’s economic reform program in 1978, China has grown to become the world’s second-largest economic power. It’s e...
Mao Zedong and his Political Legacy
Mao Zedong's influence on governance, his legacy, and the reaction to it are integral to the story of politics in post-1949 China. His accomplishments...
Han Exceptionalism vs The Century of Shame
China is one of the oldest and richest civilisations in human history, traditionally occupying a central position in world affairs. Yet China descende...
One China or Many China’s?
China is a country of enormous scale and rich diversity, the governance of which can be considered as one of the greatest social engineering projects ...