WEEK 13: Will China become a democracy?

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TUESDAY (11/27)
IN CLASS:

Guest Lecture: Professor Ed Steinfeld;The Prospects for Democratization in China.

THURSDAY (11/29)
IN CLASS:

Class Debate: The Future of the Middle Kingdom.

READINGS FOR WEEK 13

  • Minxin Pei, "'Creeping Democratization' in China," in Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Yuh-han Chu, and Hung-mao Tien, eds., Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies: Regional Challenges: 213-227.

  • Andrew J. Nathan, "China's Constitutionalist Option," in Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Yuh-han Chu, and Hung-mao Tien, eds., Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies: Regional Challenges: 228-249.

  • David S. Goodman, "Can China Change?" in Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Yuh-han Chu, and Hung-mao Tien, eds., Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies: Regional Challenges: 250-256.

  • Ying-shi Yu, "China's New Wave of Nationalism," in Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Yuh-han Chu, and Hung-mao Tien, eds., Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies: Regional Challenges: 257-264.

  • Journal of Democracy, January 1998, 9(1): 3-64. Contributions by Brzezinski, Chen, Harding, Matzger, Oksenberg, Scalapino, Waldron, Wang, Zhao, and Nathan.

Web Links:

  • Freedom House

  • Thomas Christiensen's faculty webpage (unknown)

  • Ed Steinfeld's faculty webpage (unknown)

 

 

 

A group of pictures showing chinese art and events from Tianamen Square.

A group of villagers participating in an election.
   

 

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