Scope and Purpose:

At present, China’s leadership and society are facing tremendous economic, social, and political challenges. This course presents an overview of the development of Chinese Communist theory and practice from 1949 to the present day. Among the topics covered are China’s political institutions, the role of charismatic leaders, the Communist Party, Party factions, the People's Liberation Army, ethnic minorities, the urban workers, transformation of the countryside and the central and local government relations. Achievements, failures, obstacles, and potential development in the fields of education, social equality, human rights, legal system, environmental protection and industrial and agricultural production will be covered.

Readings:

James C. Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics: Seventh Edition (Prentice Hall, 2002) ISBN: 0-13-090782-0

Kevin O’Brien and Li Lianjiang, Rightful Resistance in Rural China (Cambridge,

Mass.: Cambridge University Press, 2006)

Yuan-Tsung Chen, The Dragon’s Village: An Autobiographical Novel of Revolutionary China (New York, NY.: Penguin Books. 1981)

One Course Packet (you need to buy the packet at the Political Science Main Office)

All the listed readings for the lecture should be read before the class session.

Grading:

The course grade will be based on one mid-term, a paper and the final exam:

Debates: 10%

Land Reform: 5% (9/18)

Map Quiz: 5% (9/30)

Mid-Term Exam: 25% (10/15) Paper: 25% (12/7) Final Exam: 25% (12/17) Paper Appointment: 5%

Exams (50%):

The exams are based on readings, debates, films and lecture material. It is your responsibility to know what has happened in class. A curve is not used in the grading, so you are not competing with each other. One week before each exam the instructor will hand out a study guide. Although the study guide is comprehensive, nothing will be on the exam that is not on the study guide. The mid-term and final exams will consist of three parts: (1) identify a number of terms with a single sentence answer, (2) identify concepts and issues with a single paragraph answer and (3) essay questions. The grading for each section is as follows part 1: 30%, part 2: 30% and part 3: 40%.

Debates (10%):

The grading for the debates is based on attendance, participation and a one-page reaction paper (12 pt. double space). The debate paper is due one week the following the debate. Each reaction paper is worth five points and late papers will lose one point per day. No papers will be accepted one week after the debate.

Paper (25%):

The paper should be at least 10 but no longer than 12 pages, and, of course, double-spaced with 12 pt. font. In your paper, you will present an argument (debate) and present the pros and cons of a specific topic then support your position.

First, select a relatively narrow topic that you have an interest in. An example of a broad topic is “environmental protection in China”. This topic is too broad and it is not an acceptable paper topic for this course. An example of a narrow topic is “the environmental impact of the Three River Gorges dam”. Then, write a single sentence that contains the pro and con of the debate. For example, “In the case of the Three River Gorges dam, some argue that the benefits (electric power) out weigh the costs (negative impact on the local environment).” Second, you need to restate your topic in the form of a clear research question that can be answered either as yes or no. “Do the environmental costs of the Three River Gorges dam out weigh the proposed benefits?” Third, answer the question by providing both the pros and cons of the debate and then support your position (i.e. analysis).

Papers are due Monday, December 7^th. Late papers will be penalized 5pts per day: **note that no papers will be accepted after December 14^th.

Paper Appointment (5%):

Once you have selected a topic, you must make an appointment to see me and discuss your research question and paper. The point of the meeting is to help you define the debate and develop a paper outline.

Criteria for Grading the Papers:

Papers are graded for both content and form. The evaluation of your paper is based on three questions: 1.) How well does the paper follow the assignment instructions? 2.) Is the paper organization clear with a concise argument/statement at the beginning, logical development of the argument and a solid conclusion? 3.) Is there plenty of evidence from the class and outside readings to back up the argument? Evidence can be paraphrased or quoted, but make sure you provide the proper citation for each piece of evidence you present (see the Paper Reference and Reference Guide attached to the syllabus for the number and type of references required). Papers should not have too many long quotes. Your paper must have at least five references and more that two internet sources.

Make-up Exams: Students with a valid reason such as illness and documentation that satisfies the instructor can schedule a make up exam. The make-up exam will be different from the one given in class.

Disabilities: Any student who has a disability that may influence class participation or test taking should contact the instructor at the earliest possible date so that accommodations can be made.

Sports or University Competitions: Any student who is on a sports team or academic team, such as the debate team, that may influence class participation or test taking should contact the instructor at the earliest possible date so accommodations can be made.

Class Conduct: Turn off all cell phones: Each time a cell phone rings during class, everyone will lose one point from their final grade, but if the professor’s cell phone rings then everyone will receive an extra two points on their final grade. The reason for the cell phone rule is that in-class disturbances waste your classmates’ time and money (tuition). Also, please do not read the newspaper, use class time to sleep, do work for other classes, listen to music or check e-mail/surf the web during class. Sleeping or conducting other business within the 50 minute time period is disruptive and disrespectful to the whole class. Therefore, if you are observed sleeping or surfing the web, then I will stop the lecture to wake you up or ask you to please stop.

E-Mail: I will communicate with you through e-mail to answer questions regarding class assignments and exams. However, all e-mail will receive a response within 24 hours. Regarding exams, I will not give exact answers for possible exam questions, but rather I will provide information to help you find the answers. Finally, professional e-mail communication is an important skill that will last beyond the class and college experience. Keep in mind how you want to present yourself through e-mail. For more information of professional e-mails see http://www.albion.com/netiquette/.

Blackboard: This course will use Blackboard (https://courseware.ku.edu/). I will post the lecture out lines, study guides and lab assignments on Blackboard. If you are not familiar with this web site or you need more information please see the attached student information sheet in this syllabus.

Lecture Schedule: “Readings” from text and reader packet are required. The “Suggested Readings” are not required. This is extra information for those of you interested in a specific lecture or week.

8/21— Introduction: Why study Chinese Politics?

Week 1: The Rise of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP): From the May 4^th Movement to the Yanan Years

8/24— Lecture 1: Marx, Lenin and Mao

Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, Chapter 3 pages 37-46

8/26— Lecture 2: Maoism, May 4^th Movement and Nationalism

Readings (reader) for Lecture 1 & 2: Lucien Bianco, “The Early Years of the Communist Party” in Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915-1949 (Stanford Press, 1967), p. 53-81; Orville Schell, “China’s Agony of Defeat” Newsweek July 28, 2008 (3 pages)

8/28— Lecture 3: The Mass Line and Political Campaign Model

Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, Chapter 2;

Yuan-Tsung Chen, The Dragon’s Village, Chapters 1-10

Suggested Readings: Lucien Bianco (1967), “Social Causes of the Revolution,” in The Origins of the Chinese Revolution, pp. 83-107; Mao Zedong (1927), “Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan” in Selected Readings From Mao Tsetung (Peking, Foreign Language Press, 1967), pp. 23-40; Sun Shuyun (2006), The Long March: the True History of China’s Founding Myth, (New York, Anchor Books)

Suggested Movies: “China—A Century of Revolution: Part 1: China in Revolution 1911-1949,” Documentary [English], KU Call Number: HIST 1009 (EGARC); “China: Through Mao’s Eyes,” Documentary [English], KU Call Number: DS778.M3 C532 2006 (Watson); Farewell, My Concubine (1993), Movie is a personal story how the political and social upheavals of turn of the 20th century China influenced individuals and communities [Mandarin with English subtitles], KU Call Number: CHIN 0213 (EGARC)

Week 2: Land Reform

8/31— Lecture 4: Land Reform

Readings (Reader): Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, pp. 20-21; Jonathan Unger, “The Rural ‘Class’ System in the Mao Era” in The Transformation of Rural China (Sharpe 2002) p. 39-45

9/2 — Lecture 5: Finish Lecture and Introduce Land Reform Game (Simulation)

Land Reform Handouts; Finish reading Yuan-Tsung Chen, The Dragon’s Village, Chapters 11-24

9/4 — No Class Professor at American Political Science Association Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada (9/3 to 9/6)

Week 3: Land Reform (Game) and Communes

9/7 —No Classes for Labor Day

9/9 —Land Reform Game (Simulation)

9/11— Lecture 6: Discuss Game, Post Land reform, Collectivization, Communes and the Great Leap Forward Readings (Reader): Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, pp. 21-25; Jonathan Unger, “State Power and the Villages” in The Transformation of Rural China (Sharpe 2002) p. 7-28

Suggested Readings : Dali Yang (1996), Calamity and Reform in China: State, Rural Society, and Institutional Change since the Great Leap Famine ( Stanford University ); David Bachman (1991) Bureaucracy, economy, and leadership in China: the institutional origins of the Great Leap Forward (Cambridge University Press)

Suggested Movie: “China—A Century of Revolution: Part 2: The Mao Years 1949-1976,” Documentary [English], KU Call Number: HIST 1009 (EGARC)

Week 4: Decollectivization, Work Units and the Cultural Revolution

9/14— Lecture 7: Decollectivization and the End of the Communes

9/16— Lecture 8: Urban Work Unit System and the Household Registration System Readings (Reader): Cheng Tiejun and Merk Selden, “The Origins and Social Consequences of China’s Hukou System” The China Quarterly no. 139 (September 1994), pp. 644-668

9/18— Lecture 9: Cultural Revolution

Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, pp. 26-33;

Suggested Readings: Joseph Esherick, Paul Pickowicz, Andrew George Walder (2006), The Chinese Cultural Revolution as History (Stanford University Press); “Mao and the Cultural Revolution in China: Perspectives on Mao’s Last Revolution” Special Edition of the Journal of Cold War Studies Spring 2008, Vol. 10, No. 2, Pages 97-130; Roderick MacFarquhar (1984) The Origins of the Cultural Revolution (Oxford University Press)

Suggested Movie: To Live (1994)—This is a remarkable film that follows the life of one family from the civil war to the end of the Cultural Revolution [Mandarin with English subtitles]; Morning Sun (2003) is a documentary in English on the Cultural Revolution, KU Call Number: CHIN 1037(EGARC) also see http://www.morningsun.org/

Week 5 SOE Reform and Introduction to Party-State Institutions

9/21— Lecture 10: The Reform of the SOEs and the End of the Work Units

Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, pp. 301-330;

9/23— SOE Debate: Are the economic reforms and trade liberalization worth the domestic costs of greater unemployment and reduced social services? What does the SOE reforms can reduce government intervention into the economy and improve the competitiveness of Chinese industries, but are most urban workers benefiting from the reforms?

9/25— Lecture 11: Party Institutions

Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, Chapter 4 pages 69-82;

Suggested Readings: Susan Shirk (1993) The Political Logic of Economic Reform in China, (University of California Press); Nicholas Lardy (2002), Integrating China into the Global Economy, (Brookings Institute Press); Yumin Sheng (2005), “Central–Provincial Relations at the CCP Central Committees: Institutions, Measurement and Empirical Trends, 1978–2002” The China Quarterly, 182, pp 338-355; Susan Shirk (2007), China: Fragile Superpower: How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise, (Oxford University Press)

Suggested Movies: “China in the Red” (2003) PBS Frontline Special (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/red/); “China—A Century of Revolution: Part 3: Born Under the Red Flag 1976-1997,” KU Call Number: HIST 1009 (EGARC);

Week 6: Official Minorities and Tibet

9/28— Lecture 12: State Institutions

Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, Chapter 4 pages 83-100; “NPC Differs Essentially with Western Political Systems,” People’s Daily, March 12. 2009 (English Translation)

9/30— Lecture 13: Minorities, Autonomous Regions (**Map Quiz)

Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, Chapter 7 pages 177-180

“National Minorities Policy and Its Practice in China”, Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (pp.1-7)

10/2 — Lecture 14: Tibet

Readings (Text): “Is Tibet an Inalienable Part of Chinese Territory?” [Pro-Con Debate] International Debates, Vol. 6, Issue 5 (May 2008) (28 pages)

Suggested Readings: Guangbin Yang (2006), “An Institutional Analysis of China’s State Power Structure and its Operation,” Journal of Contemporary China, vol. 15, no. 46, pp. 43-68; “Tibet” from Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report 2008 (Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 2008), pp. 182-204; Warren W. Smith (2008), “Tibet’s Last Stand?” The American Interest, July/August Issue, pp. 79-85; Warren W. Smith (2008), China's Tibet?: Autonomy or Assimilation, (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers); Barry Sautman, June Teufel Dreyer (2005) Contemporary Tibet: Politics, Development, and Society in a Disputed Region, (M.E. Sharpe); John Powers (2004), History as Propaganda: Tibetan Exiles versus the People's Republic of China, (Oxford University Press)

Week 7: Xinjiang and Introduction to Local Government

10/5— Xinjiang

Dru Gladney (2004), “The Chinese Program of Development and Control, 1978-2001,” pages 101-119; “Ethnic Clashes in Western China Are Said to Kill Scores”, New York Times, July 7, 2009 (3 pages); “What Should China Do About the Uighurs?” New York Times, July, 2009 (6 pages); “Xinjiang Leads China in Oil, Gas Production in 2007,” China Daily, January, 2008 (one page)

10/7— Debate on Tibetan and Xinjiang “Autonomy”: Can Tibet become a completely autonomous region/nation? Does Xinjiang and Tibet have an equal claim to this level of autonomy?

10/9— Lecture 15: Local Government (Provincial, Prefecture, County, Town, Village)

Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, Chapter 7 pages 161-177

Suggested Readings: “Xinjiang” from Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report 2008 (Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 2008), pp. 186-181; James A. Millward (2007) Eurasian Crossroads: a History of Xinjiang (Columbia University Press); Arienne M. Dwyer (2005), The Xinjiang Conflict: Uyghur Identity, Language Policy, and Political Discourse, (East-West Center Washington); S. Frederick Starr (2004), Xinjiang: China’s Muslim Borderland, (M.E. Sharp)

Week 8: *Mid-Term Exam and then Rule of Law (Legal system and legal reform)

10/12— Lecture 16: Cadre Management System

10/15— Mid-Term Exam

10/16 No Class: Fall Break

*Reminder: Did you make an appointment to talk with the professor about your paper topic (research question) yet?

Week 9: Legal Reform

10/19— Lecture 17: Legal System

Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, Chapter 6; O’Brien and Li (2006) Rightful Resistance, Chapters 1, 2 and 3.

10/21— Lecture 18: Legal Reform

Teng Biao (2009), “The Law On Trial In China” (2 pages); Andrew Jacobs (2009), “Arrest in China Rattles Backers of Legal Rights” (3 pages); Horsley (2006), “The Rule of Law in China: Incremental Progress” (12 pages); Liu (2003) “Rule of Law vs Confucianism” Asian Times (read page 1 and then skip to pages 8-13).

10/23— Debate: Can Western type of legal institutions be established in China or is the political culture of “relationships over regulations” too resistant to change? (i.e. institutions or political culture)

Suggested Readings: Randall Peerenboom (2003), “A Government of Laws: democracy, rule of law and administrative law reform in the PRC,” Journal of Contemporary China, 1469-9400, Volume 12, Issue 34, Pages 45–67; Randall Peerenboom (2002), China’s Long March Toward Rule of Law (Cambridge University Press); Neil J. Diamant, Stanley B. Lubman, and Kevin J. O'Brien (2005), Engaging the Law in China: State, Society, and Possibilities for Justice, (Stanford University Press)

Suggested Movie: The Story of Qiu Ju (1993), This movie is still very relevant in 2009. It follows a woman who takes her legal case from the village to the provincial courts. It also provides and good visual example of the differences between a village, town, county and municipality [Mandarin with English subtitles], KU Call Number: PN1997 .C3982 (Watson)

Week 10: Environmental Debate

10/26— Lecture 19: The Environmental Problems (Three River Gorges Dam)

Readings (Text): James Wang, Contemporary Chinese Politics, Chapter 7 pages 186-189

“Underwater” Peter Hessler The New Yorker July 2003 pp 28-33; “Chronology of the Three Gorges Project”, “Some Facts…”, “Economy” and “Resettlement” Statements from the Chinese Embassy Webpage.

10/28— Lecture 20: Economic Development and the Environment

Readings: “The Ravenous Dragon” The Economist, March 15, 2008; “Green Power Takes Root in the Chinese Desert,” New York Times, July 3, 2009

10/30— Environmental Debate: Progress versus Protection, the Environmental Cost (and Crisis) of Rapid Development; Do the benefits of rapid development out weigh the environmental costs? (Can the developed industrialized nations, who have been polluting and developing over the last 100 years, force China to stop polluting before they reach the industrialized standard of living?)

Suggested Readings: “Can the world survive China’s rush to emulate the American way of life” Mother Jones, January 2008; “Environment” from Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report 2008 (Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 2008), pp. 133-138; Elizabeth Economy (2004), The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China’s Future, (Cornell University Press); Cost of Pollution in China: Economic Estimates of Physical Damages, World Bank 2007 Report at http://go.worldbank.org/FFCJVBTP40

Week 11: Human Rights Debate and Family Planning

11/2— Lecture 21: Human Rights

“China Makes Historic Progress in Human Rights,” China Daily, December, 2008;

“Executive Summary” from Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report 2008 (Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 2008)

11/4— Human Rights Debate: Is there any progress in the development of Human Rights in China at this time? (Is it possible to have China abide by the UN Declaration of Human Rights despite the cultural and economic counter arguments?)

11/6— Lecture 22: Family Planning

Hardee, “Family Planning and Women’s Lives in Rural China” International Family Planning Perspectives, vol 30, no. 2 (June, 2004); Hsu, “There are More Boys Than Girls in China and India” Scientific America, August 2008; “Population Planning” from Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report 2008 (Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 2008)

Suggested Readings: Jack Donnelly (2007), “The Relative Universality of Human Rights” Human Rights Quarterly - Volume 29, Number 2, (May), pp. 281-306; Roger T. Ames (2006) “Continuing the Conversation on Chinese Human Rights,” Ethics & International Affairs, Volume 11 Issue 1, Pages 177 – 205; Bryan S. Turner (2007), “Rule of Virtue: China and Human Rights” Journal of Human Rights, Volume 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 265 – 271; Jack Donnelly (2003), Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice, (Cornell University Press); Stephen C. Angle (2002), Human Rights and Chinese Thought: a Cross-Cultural Inquiry, (Cambridge University Press);

Week 12: Social Changes in the Wake of Rapid Economic Development

11/9 —Family Planning Debate: Are sex-selective abortions the main reason why there are so many “missing girls”? (Is it a matter of international Human Rights? How does this fit into the US abortion debate?)

11/11—Lecture 23: Women and Change Role in Chinese Society

Readings: Duncan Hewitt, “They’re Not Going to Take it: China's women, facing pervasive discrimination, decide to fight for their rights.” Newsweek, Aug 2009; “Status of Women” from Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report 2008 (Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 2008)

11/13— Lecture 24: The Rural and Urban Youth

Readings: Stanley Rosen (2009) “Contemporary Youth and the State,” Journal of Asian Studies (10 pages); “Freedom of Residence” from Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report 2008 (Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 2008)

Suggested Readings: Susan Greenhalgh and Edwin Winckler (2005), Governing China’s Population: From Leninist to Neo-Liberal Biopolitics, (Stanford University Press); Cai, Yong and William Lavely, (2003) “China’s Missing Girls: Numerical Estimates and Effects on Population Growth.” China Review, vol. 3, no. 2 (Fall): 13-29; Jung Chang (1991), Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, (Simon and Schuster); Croll, Elisabeth (2000) Endangered Daughters: Discrimination and Development in Asia,

(London: Routledge)

Suggested Movies: Small Happiness (1984) is a documentary in English on women and sexual politics in rural China, KU Call Number: CHIN 1036 (EGARC); Beijing Bicycle (2001) movie that portrays a slice of life of youth in Beijing (Mandarin with English subtitles), KU Call Number, PN1997.2 .S4762 2001 (Watson); Shower (2000) is also a very good movie about how rapid development in Beijing influence a family and local community, [Mandarin with English subtitles], KU Call Number: CHIN 0225 (EGARC); Young and Restless in China (2008) Front Line Series http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/youngchina/

Week 13: Rural and Urban Unrest

11/16— Lecture 24: Rural Unrest

Readings:”Can China Contain Unrest?” Brooking Report 2008; “Rural Unrest in China” The Economist (March 2007); “In the Face of Rural Unrest” New York Times (January 2006); “Rural Unrest and Land” (March 2006); O’Brien and Li (2006) Rightful Resistance, Chapters 4 & 5

11/18— Lecture 25: Urban Unrest

Readings: Keidel, “The Economic Basis for Social Unrest in China” Behind the Bamboo Curtain (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: November 2005) pp.1-10; “As Unrest Rises, China Broadens Workers Rights” New York Times (June 2007); “Labor Unrest Growing in China” China Labor Bulletin (January 2008)

11/20— Debate: Does rural and urban unrest represent social instability or greater freedom of speech? Are the reports of urban protest a positive sign of greater worker independence or negative reflection of worsening factory conditions and social welfare?

Suggested Readings: Ray Yep and Carolin Fong (2009) Land Conflicts, Rural Finance and Capacity of the Chinese State, Public Administration and Development, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 69-78; Ethan Michelson (2007), “Climbing the Dispute Pagoda: Grievances and Appeals to the Official Justice System in Rural China”, American Sociological Review, Volume 72, Number 3, (June), pp. 459-485; Thomas P. Bernstein, Xiaobo Lü (2003), Taxation Without Representation in Contemporary Rural China (Cambridge University Press); Barry Naughton, Dali L. Yang (2004), Holding China Together: Diversity and National Integration in the Post-Deng Era, (Cambridge University Press);

Suggested Movies: Not One Less (1999) is not a movie about rural unrest, but it is a touching story that reveals the huge rural and urban gap in standard of living and education, [Mandarin with English subtitles], KU Call Number: CHIN 0208 (EGARC)

Week 14: Prospects for Democracy

11/23— Lecture 26: Democratic Reforms

Readings (Reader): Thornton “Long Time Coming: The Prospects for Democracy in China” Foreign Affairs (January/February 2008) (12 pages); O’Brien and Li (2006) Rightful Resistance, Chapter 6

11/25— No Class: Thanksgiving Break

11/27— No Class: Thanksgiving Break

Week 15: Prospects for Democracy (**Paper Due Date 12/7—Remember double check “Criteria for Grading the Papers” before turning in the paper)

11/30— Lecture 27: Democratic Villages

“How Democratic are Village Elections in China?” Baogang He Forum June 2003 pp1-4;

“China Village Democracy is Only Skin Deep” BBC, October 2005 pp.1-2; “Institutions of Democratic Governance” from Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report 2008 (Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 2008)

12/2— Debate: Can the CCP democratize (evolution) or will it take an overthrow of the regime (revolution)?

12/4— Lecture 29: China Superpower?

Readings: Fareed Zakaria, “The Rise of a Fierce Yet Fragile Superpower” Newsweek (December 22, 2007) (2 pages); French, “Lives of Poverty, Untouched by China’s Boom” New York Times (January 13, 2008); Joseph Fewsmith (2009), “Social Order in the Wake of Economic Crisis” China Leadership Monitor (10 pages)

Suggested Readings: Elizabeth J. Perry and Merle Goldman ed. (2007) Grassroots Political Reform in Contemporary China (Harvard University Press); Shuna Wang and Yang Yao (2007) “Grassroots Democracy and Local Governance: Evidence from Rural China,” World Development, Volume 35, Issue 10, October 2007, Pages 1635-1649; John James Kennedy (2002), “The Face of ‘Grassroots Democracy’: The Substantive Difference Between Real and Cosmetic Elections in Rural China.” Asian Survey, vol. 42, no. 3, (May/June); Robert A. Pastor and Qingshan Tan (2000) “The Meaning of China's Village Elections,” The China Quarterly (2000), 162: 490-512

Week 16: Last Week (December 7^th Papers Due)

12/7— Debate: Will China become an economic powerhouse and superpower or will the country collapse into civil unrest and political decay? Is the CCP a strong political force that can maintain power and keep the country stable or is the political legitimacy and power of the CCP weakening?

12/9— Last Class Discussion

12/17— Final Exam: Same Room 10:30 am–1:00 pm

Paper References: The paper must have at least five references and only two references can be from the internet and at least one has to be from the library and you must cite the library call number in your reference page. **Remember, if you use JSTOR or and electronic resource to find a published journal article DO NOT cite the web address, only cite the journal, magazine or newspaper.

Some resources from the KU Libraries (Information Gateway):

JSTOR

Project Muse

Article First

Expanded Academic

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online

China Data Online (great for information on economy or social and demographic changes—the 2000 China census)

China/Asia Journals:

The China Quarterly

Asian Survey

Beijing Review

The China Journal

Harvard China Review

Journal of Asian Studies

Journal of Contemporary China

Journal of Chinese Political Science

Modern China

Pacific Affairs

The China Journal

Political Science Journals

American Political Science Review (APSR)

World Politics

Comparative Politics

Comparative Political Studies

See the example of an “A” paper on Blackboard. “Are Mass Campaigns in China Still Effective?” Pay attention to the format, the analysis and the references.

Reference Guide for Paper Assignment

Reference: Single-Author Book

Alverez, A. (1970). The savage god: A study of suicide. New York:

Random House.

Reference: Book with More than One Author

Natarajan, R., & Chaturvedi, R. (1983). Geology of the Indian Ocean.

Hartford, CT: University of Hartford Press.

Reference: An Edited Volume

If you are refering to an article or signed chapter in an edited volume, your reference would look like this:

Pepin, R. E. (1998). “Uses of time in the political novels of Joseph Conrad.”

In C. W. Darling, Jr., J. Shields, & V. B. Villa (Eds.), Chronological looping

in political novels (pp. 99-135). Hartford: Capital Press.

Reference: Newspaper Articles

If the article is "signed" (that is, you know the author's name), begin with that author's name. (Notice the discontinuous pages.)

Poirot, C. (1998, March 17). “HIV prevention pill goes beyond 'morning after'.” The

Hartford Courant, pp. F1, F6.

If the author's name is not available, begin the reference with the headline or title in the author position.

“New exam for doctor of future.” (1989, March 15). The New York Times, B-10.

Parenthetical Citation

The APA system of citing sources indicates the author's last name and the date, in parentheses, within the text of your paper.

A). A typical citation of an entire work consists of the author's name and the year of publication.

Example: Charlotte and Emily Bronte were polar opposites, not only in their personalities but in their sources of inspiration for writing (Taylor, 1990).

Use the last name only in both first and subsequent citations, except when there is more than one author with the same last name. In that case, use the last name and the first initial.

B. If the author is named in the text, only the year is cited.

Example: According to Irene Taylor (1990), the personalities of Charlotte. . .

C. If both the name of the author and the date are used in the text, parenthetical reference is not necessary.

Example: In a 1989 article, Gould explains Darwin's most successful. . .

D. When the reference is to a work by two authors, cite both names each time the reference appears.

Example: Sexual-selection theory often has been used to explore patters of various insect mating (Alcock & Thornhill, 1983) . . . Alcock and Thornhill (1983) also demonstrate. . .

World Wide Wed citations:

Only professional web sites will be accepted such as major magazines (Time, Economist, Newsweek) or newspapers (New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post).

To cite files available on the WWW, give the author's name, last name first (if known); the full title of the work, in quotation marks; the title of the complete work (if applicable), in italics; any version or file numbers; and the date of the document or last revision (if available). Next, list the protocol (e.g., "http") and the full URL, followed by the date of access in parentheses.

Burka, Lauren P. "A Hypertext History
    of Multi-User Dimensions." MUD History.
    1993. http://www.utopia.com/talent/
    lpb/muddex/essay (2 Aug. 1996).

In Text cite the author and the first word of the title:

As Burka states, “Some students frequently have a difficult time citing web sites.” (Burka, “Hypertext”).