Aims

Upon completion of this course the student has achieved the following aims:

• The student is able to understand, contextualize and explain China’s changing role within the framework of China’s ongoing open door policy based on state of the art scientific literature;
• The student has insights into research processes and methods applied in political sciences with specific reference to Chinese global politics and underwrites the importance of empirical data for the generation of new insights into the domain of China and global politics;
• The student is able to provide a critical analysis of publications in the domain of political science and can relate this analysis to the main arguments and theories in the domain of China and global politics;
• The student is able to consult, select, bring together, critically reflect on, make correct references and autonomously apply scientific sources and data to adequately address research questions;
• The student has an advanced knowledge of the normative and ideological perspectives of China’s foreign policy, which the student can contextualize in a historical frame and (s)he also knows how these perspectives are translated in policy;
• The student is able to develop arguments regarding, report on and present key issues in China and global politics based on the knowledge of theory, research and policy;
• The student demonstrates intellectual interest  and alertness towards and display a reflexive attitude towards ongoing issues in China and global politics and their media coverage in the West and the Global East (China, Japan);
• The student follows closely the ongoing developments in the area of China and global politics.

These aims are communicated to the students at the beginning of the course.

Previous knowledge

At the beginning of this course the student has already achieved the following aims:

• The student knows of a number of basic elements of international relations: theoretical concepts, international organizations and the role of the EU;
• The student has the analytical ability to collect, analyze and write papers and formulate coherent arguments;
• The student displays a general interest for China and Chinese politics.

This course builds on the knowledge, skills and the attitude that were developed in the following courses:

• S0E00A Initiatie in de onderzoekspraktijk: politieke wetenschappen en sociologie [Introduction in Research: Political Sciences and Sociology]
• S0E00C Inleiding tot politiek-wetenschappelijk onderzoek [Introduction to Political Science Researc]
• S0A58C Practicum politieke wetenschappen [Practical Political Sciences]
• S0A59B/S0E51A/S0A62B/S0E50A Seminaries [Seminars]
• S0A57B Internationale organisatie [International Organisation]
• S0A48C Europese politiek [European Politics]
• S0A55C Theorieën van de internationale relaties [Theories of International Relations]

Having followed these or similar courses in advance is recommended, but not a formal prerequisite.

Is included in these courses of study

• Master in de vergelijkende en internationale politiek (programma voor studenten gestart vóór 2024-2025) (Leuven) 60 ects.
• Master in de vergelijkende en internationale politiek (programma voor studenten gestart vóór 2024-2025) (Leuven) (Internationale politiek) 60 ects.
• Master of Advanced Studies in European Policies and Public Administration (Leuven et al) 60 ects.
• Master in de sociale en culturele antropologie (Leuven) 120 ects.
• Master of Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies (Leuven) 60 ects.
• Courses for Exchange Students Faculty of Social Sciences (Leuven)
• Master of Laws (LL.M) (Leuven) 60 ects.
• Master of International Politics (Leuven) 60 ects.
• Master of European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives (Programme for students started before 2024-2025) (Leuven) (Europe and Asia) 60 ects.
• Master in de vergelijkende en internationale politiek (programma voor studenten gestart in 2024-2025 of later) (Leuven) (Module 1: Diplomatie en wereldorde) 60 ects.