Using historical, cultural, and sociological documents and data, this course examines the dominant self-perception of what are arguably the three most important global players, the United States, the European Union, and the People%E2%80%99s Republic of China. The course explores how the rather different ways they define themselves and their respective missions, which also largely determine how they see their rivals, give rise to socio-cultural assumptions that play a formative role in both domestic and foreign policy and shape each player%E2%80%99s internal debates and sensitivities. A historically and theoretically informed background knowledge of China, the United States, and the European Union, will then feed into discussions on their often prickly reciprocal relations and, more in particular - and with an emphasis on China - on recent and current developments such as China%E2%80%99s changing role in international organizations, China%E2%80%99s engagement with Africa, and China%E2%80%99s reliance on a non-Western model of governance to achieve economic growth.This course is taught at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) as part of the China Europe International Summer School (CEISS). CEISS is a collaboration between Fudan University (China), Utrecht University (Netherlands), Freie Universit%C3%A4t Berlin (Germany), University of Copenhagen and Edvance Education International (China), and offers summer courses that explore the world's main economic, social and political trends and the way they impact on the economies and societies of Europe and China.This course can be combined with the following CEISS courses:- Management of "MAde in Italy": Understanding the Italian Way, Luiss School of Business (Rome), 6 - 17 July 2015- The Making of Europe - Rise of Civilization, UCSC (Rome), 6 - 17 July 2015- Economic Development of EU Member States, FUBiS, 3 - 14 August 2015

Course leader
Prof. Hans Bertens (Utrecht University)

Target group
Students of the social sciences, including economics and business, political sciences, European studies, international relations, history, culture studies and sociology, the sciences and engineering at senior undergraduate or graduate level with an interest in culture, society and politics. A general background in the social sciences may help, but no specific expertise is required.

Course aim
This course examines the dominant self-perception of what are arguably the three most important global players, the United States, the European Union, and the People's Republic of China. The course explores how the rather different ways they define themselves and their respective missions, which also largely determine how they see their rivals, give rise to socio-cultural assumptions that play a formative role in both domestic and foreign policy and shape each player's internal debates and sensitivities.

Credits info
4 ECTS -

Fee info
EUR 1645: Course + course materials + housing EUR 0: Course + course materials + housing

Scholarships
Not available

China Europe International Summer School
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Postal code: 100102
City: Shanghai, Berlin, Utrecht, Rome
Country: China
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