CHINESE POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
POL460	CHINESE POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY	5	3	3	6

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. TUĞBA AKMAN KAPLAN
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The aim of this course is explaining, evaluating and analysing the continuity and change in the main discourses, priorities and basic tools of Chinese foreign policy since 1949 and providing comprehensive understanding about China’s relations with the great powers, its neighbours and some regions under diferrerent Presidents.
Contents of the Course Unit:	This course explain, analyse and evaluate China’s changing foreign policy priorities and discourses under different Presidents; the conflict and cooperation motifs in China's relations with great powers, its neighbours and some regions, and the relationship between these motives and changing priorities after the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Can recall and describe distinctive foreign policy concepts used under different Presidents.
Explain and interpret the conflict and cooperation motifs in the People's Republic of China's relations with great powers and its neighbours.
Compare and analyze the changes and continuities of foreign policy priorities and discourses of the People's Republic of China under different Presidents.
Examine, analyze and evaluate the ups and downs of the People's Republic of China’s relations with the great powers and its neigbours.
Can evaluate the People's Republic of China's changing foreign policy priorities in different periods.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Introduction	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
2	Lantaigne, 2019, chp 1, p:1-27.	Looking into Chinese Foreign Policy in General with Realist and Liberal Lenses	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
3	Lantaigne, 2019, chp 1, p:1-27.	Looking at China's relations in general with great powers and neighbours	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
4	Lantaigne chp2, 27-54	Comparing Jiang Zemin's, Hu Jintao's and Xi Jinping's Foreign Policy Priorities	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
5	Lantaigne, 2019, chp 2, p:27-54.	Domestic Actors of Chinese Foreign Policy	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
6	Lantaigne, 2019, chp 6, p:142-170.	Different Dimensions of China and USA Relations	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
7	Lantaigne, 2019, chp 6, p:142-170. Katie Quan, (2018)Prospects for US-China Union Relations in the Era of Xi and Trump, in Gilded Age, eds Ivan Franceschini, Nicholas Loubere.	Different Dimensions of China and USA Relations	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Lantaigne, 2019, p:206-209. Vasily Kashin and Alexander Lukin (2018) "Russian-Chinese Security Cooperation in Asia" Asia Politics & Policy, Vol 10, No 4,614–632. David Kerr (2010) "Central Asian and Russian perspectives on China’s strategic emergence" International Affairs 86: 1 (2010) 127–152.	Different Dimensions of China and Russian Federation Relations	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
10	Lantaigne, p:173-178 (Japan); 178-181 (Soth Korea); 181-186 North Korea. Zheng Wang (2013) Perception Gaps, Identity Clashes. James Reilly (2006)"China's History Activism and Sino-Japanese Relations",CIJ, Vol 4, No 2, 189-216.	Different Dimensions of China and Japan, South Korea and North Korea Relations (East China Sea Dispute)	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
11	Lantaigne, 2019, 186-191. Ramses Amer(2015) "The South China Sea: Achievements and Challenges to Dispute Management", Asian Survey , Vol. 55, No. 3, 618-639	Different Dimensions of China and Southeast Asian Countries (South China Sea Dispute)	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
12	Lantaigne, 2019, 219-221 S.K. Bhutani (2009) "China and India Competing Friends or Rivals" IQ, 65 (4) 383–91.	Different Dimensions of China and South Asian Countries (India, Pakistan)	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
13	Lantaigne, 2019, p:209-219. David Shinn (2013)"China in Africa: Savior or self-interest?"Great Decisions, eat Decisions (2013), pp. 85-96, Foreign Policy Association.	Different Dimensions of China’s Relations with Africa, Latin America and Middle East.	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
14	Lantaigne, p:86-113.	China and International Institutions	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
15	(2015) Chinas Grand Plans BRI and AIIB, Chines American Forum. SHASHI THAROO (2015) Chinas Silk Road Revival and the Fears it stirs,NPQ.	China and Bealth and Road Initiative (BRI)	lecturing, discussion, question and answer
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Marc Lanteigne (2019) Chinese Foreign Policy An Introduction, Routledge.
Michael Dillon(2021) China A Modern History, 2nd Edition, Bloomsbury Publishing.
Joan Keay (2011), China A History, Basic Books.
Henry Kissenger (2011) On China, Penguin Press.
Stuart Harris (2014) China's Foreign Policy, Cambridge, UK: Polity Publishing.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to identify the main characteristics of literary movements such as modernism, postmodernism, and postcolonialism during the process of analysing a literary text verbally or in an essay.
2	The graduate will be able to relate language structure to its functions in a literary text.
3	The graduate will be able to explain and generate ideas on literary texts or visual work such as films.
4	The graduate will be able to identify the language and the writing style of a wide range of authors, poets, and playwrights from different periods.

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to explain the key terms and concepts associated with language, literature, and culture.
2	The graduate will be able to historically categorise various centuries or periods of time such as the Renaissance or the 20th century according to the literary, theoretical, social, and political developments reflected in literary texts.

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to compare and contrast characteristics of different literary genres.
2	The graduate will be able to interpret literary works produced in various cultures with different ethnical background.
3	The graduate will be able to compare and contrast different periods of time such as the Middle Ages and the Victorian Era in accordance with their distinctive literary, theoretical, social, and political background verbally or in an essay.

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to apply literary theories and develop argument of their own in the process of writing a research paper.
2	The graduate will be able to formulate a sophisticated argument/thesis in compliance with the ethical requirements needed to avoid plagiarism during the process of writing a research paper.
3	The graduate will be able to apply research skills to gather, organise, and present information skills in a research paper.
4	The graduate will be able to employ translation methods while translating a text from English to Turkish or vice versa.

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to organise occupational and academic activities including meeting, seminars, and conferences.

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to determine his or her own learning requirements and goals to develop sustainable attitude towards life-long learning.

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to develop effective oral and written communication skills in English.

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduate will be able to appraise and criticise development of the social rights, democracy, social justice, gender and racial identity, cultural and ethical values.

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	14	4	56
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	24	24
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	24	24
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	32	0	148