GOVT 6827 - China, Tibet and Xinjiang

Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Co-meets with ASIAN 4448, CAPS 4827, GOVT 4827.

A. Carlson.

This seminar is intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system, with particular focus on the rise of Chinese nationalism and the extent to which those in Tibet, Xinjiang, and, to a lesser extent, Taiwan, are contesting such a trend. In so doing, the course emphasizes the interrelated, yet often contradictory, challenges facing Beijing in regards to the task of furthering the cause of national unity while promoting policies of integration with international society and interdependence with the global economy.