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Presentation
Presentation
This course aims to foster critical thinking necessary for the analysis of geopolitical changes operated by China. It seeks to provide the student with indispensable knowledge to the challenges of the 21st century largely influenced by an increasingly assertive and mediatised, yet unknown, China.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP6581-24205
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
(1) Introduction to Contemporary China; (2) The Chinese Communist Party: the challenges of a new era; (3) China at the national level: tensions, obstacles and imbalances (4) The priorities and trends of the new Chinese Foreign Policy; (5) The Concept of Soft Power in China’s Perspective: evolution, characteristics and challenges; (6) The New Silk Road vs the Ancient Silk Road; (7) The role of Portugal and the Lusophone World in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative
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Objectives
Objectives
1. Develop in students an understanding of the main changes brought about by China in the political, diplomatic, economic, social, cultural and military fields. 2. Contribute to a better understanding among students of the dynamics and challenges of contemporary China in the international relations, namely in its interaction with the main actors and international organizations. 3. Enable students to carry out a careful analysis of Chinese 'soft power' and the dilemmas of Chinese (re)emergence in the context of post-COVID shifting globalization.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Written work in the format of a scientific article accompanied by an oral presentation by the student followed by a debate between the lecturer and the rest of the students. The aim is to simulate the environment of a dissertation defence, with the student justifying his/her options, time frame, methodology and the added value of the work in relation to the existing literature.
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References
References
Duarte, P. (2017) Pax Sinica. Lisbon: Chiado Editora. Duarte, P. & Ferreira-Pereira, L. (2021). “The Soft Power of China and the European Union in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative and Global Strategy”. Journal of Contemporary European Studies, DOI: 10.1080/14782804.2021.1916740 Duarte, P. and Leandro, F. (eds) (2020). The Belt and Road Initiative: An Old Archetype of a New Development Model. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. Edney, K.; Rosen, S., and Zhu, Y. (eds). (2020). Soft Power With Chinese Characteristics: China’s Campaign for Hearts and Minds. Routledge. Lanteigne, Marc (2019). Chinese Foreign Policy. an Introduction. London: Routledge. Lim, T. et al. (2016) China's One Belt One Road Initiative. Londres: Imperial College Press. Michalski, A. e Pan, Zhongqi (2017) Unlikely Partners? China, the EU and the Forging of a Strategic Partnership. Londres: PalgraveMacmillan.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
