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	Prof. NEZİHA MUSAOĞLU
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. HAYRİYE ASENA DEMİRER
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	Define the basic theoretical, political, economic and administrative theories used in the field of Political Science and International Relations.					4
2	Explain the political history, political ideas, intellectual accumulation of understanding international relations and the way that the history of diplomacy has passed from past to present.			2
3	List the norms of universal law and human rights, the principles of the modern legal system, the names of modern bureaucratic and administrative structures.		1

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the Turkish state tradition, the influence of Islam, the accumulation of political thought and its historical background, and compare this accumulation with the current approaches.	0
2	Evaluate the chronological development of relations between political and diplomatic developments and political / diplomatic facts / events / ideas / actors from past to present.				3
3	Analyze the structure and functioning of actors, organizations and organizations that determine international relations.		1

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	In the light of current theoretical debates, apply relevant concepts to current political and international developments.					4
2	Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.	0
3	Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.				3

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Formulate the current political developments, developments and arrangements in international relations in the historical and theoretical accumulation.				3
2	Analyze the functioning of modern political regimes in the light of political and public bureaucratic structures, regulations and developments.				3
3	Examine and analyze current political developments in the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and the Caucasus in terms of both Turkish political history and international relations discipline.	0

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To conduct a field-specific study individually and to complete it with discipline and responsibility.					4
2	To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the political and administrative developments in the international political system and the bureaucratic organizations operating in this system.			2
2	Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.				3

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the current developments in the field of Political Science and International Relations and collaborate with leading names in the field.			2
2	Examine and analyze academic resources and the written and oral studies on the political developments in the region and the world, especially in the Middle East.					4
3	Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	With the current historical and theoretical knowledge of the field, suggest sustainable, organizational and administrative arrangements aimed at meeting specific goals and solving certain problems.				3
2	To follow latest developments in the field and direct personal studies accordingly within the framework of the lifelong learning principle.Using the theoretical, economic, political and managerial knowledge, and produce reports on current developments, conflicts and agreements in geography related to world politics and especially in the Middle East.					4
3	Construct arguments on the current developments in Turkish politics in the light of the laws, regulations, and the important changes in the constitution and administrative law that determine Turkish political life and foreign relations.	0

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