GY480 Half Unit
Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity
This information is for the 2013/14 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Hyun Shin S416
Availability
This course is available on the MPA in European Public and Economic Policy, MPA in International Development, MPA in Public Policy and Management, MPA in Public and Economic Policy, MPA in Public and Social Policy, MSc Human Geography and Urban Studies (Research), MSc in China in Comparative Perspective, MSc in Development Management, MSc in Development Studies, MSc in Environment and Development, MSc in Local Economic Development, MSc in Real Estate Economics and Finance, MSc in Regional And Urban Planning Studies, MSc in Social Policy and Development, MSc in Urban Policy (LSE and Sciences Po) and MSc in Urbanisation and Development. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Course content
The recent decades have seen China emerging as one of the most important global economic and political players. The course aims to offer opportunities to gain comprehensive and yet critical insights into China’s development in urban, regional and global dimensions by reflecting upon the significance of China’s role in the world economy as well as the challenges emerging within China. Tentative topics are as follows:
China's integration with the global capitalism; Uneven development and regional disparities; Migration and citizenship; Urban housing and land development; Governance and China’s mega-cities; Work and social inequalities; China’s new middle class; China’s urban and regional development.
Teaching
10 hours of lectures and 10 hours of seminars in the LT.
Formative coursework
Students will be expected to produce 1 essay in the LT.
One formative essay (1,500 words) on which individual feedbacks will be provided
Indicative reading
Campanella, T.J. (2008) The concrete revolution: China’s urban revolution and what it means for the world. Princeton Architectural Press
Hsing, Y-T (2010) The great urban transformation. Oxford University Press
Hsing, Y.T and Lee C. K (eds) (2009) Reclaiming Chinese Society, The New Social Activism.Routledge
Jacques, M. (2009) When China rules the world: The rise of the Middle Kingdom and the end of the Western world. Allen Lane
Lee, C.K. (2007) Against the law: Labor protests in China’s rustbelt and sunbelt. University of California Press
Ngai, P (2005) Made in China: Women Factory Workers in a Global Workplace. Duke Univ. Press
Zhang, L and Ong, A ( 2008) (eds) Privatizing China. Cornell University Press
Assessment
Essay (100%, 4000 words) in the ST.
Teachers' comment
Key facts
Department: Geography & Environment
Total students 2012/13: 30
Average class size 2012/13: 30
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Self-management
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Application of information skills
- Communication
- Specialist skills
Course survey results
(2012/13 combined)
1 = "best" score, 5 = "worst" scoreThe scores below are average responses.
Response rate: 76.7%
Question |
Average | ||||||
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Reading list (Q2.1) |
1.6 | ||||||
Materials (Q2.3) |
1.4 | ||||||
Course satisfied (Q2.4) |
1.6 | ||||||
Lectures (Q2.5) |
1.7 | ||||||
Integration (Q2.6) |
1.7 | ||||||
Contact (Q2.7) |
1.4 | ||||||
Feedback (Q2.8) |
1.7 | ||||||
Recommend (Q2.9) |
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Please note that this course was first introduced in the 2012/13 academic year.