GOVT 4037

Making Sense of China: The Capstone Seminar

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course serves as a survey of major issues within Chinese politics and foreign policy and constitutes the capstone seminar for CAPS students. It is intended to give students an opportunity to explore aspects related to Chinese politics, economics, and society that they may have touched upon in other China-focused courses at Cornell, but have not been able to examine as fully, and with the degree of care, that they would like. In this regard, the substance of the course will be developed through an iterative process between the instructor and the seminar participants. We will spend the first part of the course doing a series of recent influential readings on contemporary China and developing initial research projects. The second half of the class will be organized around student led presentations of research projects (accompanied by relevant academic, media, and policy readings).

Course Attribute (CU-UGR)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2023SP, 2022SP, 2021SP

Distribution Category (ALC-AS, GLC-AS) (CA-AG, LA-AG)

When Offered Spring.

Course Subfield (IR)

Satisfies Requirement This course satisfies the government major seminar requirement.

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