China, the US, Europe and the Rise of Asia

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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'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. 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's changing role in international organizations, China's engagement with Africa, and China's 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 Universitat 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:- Dynamics of the Chinese Economy- Politics, Public Policy and Social Change in China- Economic Development of EU Member States- Cultures of Empire- Democracy, Democratisation and Civil Society in Comparative Perspective

Period
21-07-2014 - 01-08-2014 (2 weeks)

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 Peoples 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 players internal debates and sensitivities.



Credits
4.0 ECTS credits

Course fee
EUR 1365[Convert to USD]Course + course materials + housing EUR 1100[Convert to USD]Course + course materials + housing This fee applies when this is your second course at Fudan University

Course leader
Prof. Hans Bertens (Utrecht University)

China Europe International Summer School
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