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Course title |
Political Risk Analysis of Domestic Luxury Consumption in China |
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Semester |
111-2 |
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Designated for |
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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Instructor |
MIN-HUA HUANG |
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Curriculum Number |
PS5714 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
322EU2500 |
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Credits |
2.0 |
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Full/Half
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Half |
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Required/
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Elective |
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Time |
Wednesday 3,4(10:20~12:10) |
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Remarks |
The upper limit of the number of students: 100.
The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 80. |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
This course applies political risk analysis to explain the linkage between luxury consumption and anti-corruption movement in China. It aims to cultivate students to develop a deep insight and understanding about how economic behavior and commercial market are affected by political dynamics in one-party regime like China. The anti-corruption campaigns under analysis covers the two decades under the Hu-Wen and Xi-Li regime from 2003 to 2022, and the varieties of luxury goods that are commonly used to capitalize illegal gains. Quantitative methods are introduced to apply as analytical tools, such like the game theory and regression methods. Students are trained to be familiar with the format and content of political risk assessment and understand how politics affects society and business in China. |
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Course Objective |
• Understand the nature of the anti-corruption campaign and its importance in China.
• Understand the linkage between luxury consumption and corruptive deeds.
• Learn how to conduct political risk analysis with scientific tools.
• Explain how public spending is associated with anti-corruption movements and how it is related to changing patterns of perceived political risk under different regimes.
• Explain how Chinese domestic luxury market is affected by politics
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Course Requirement |
Both of graduate and undergraduate students need to submit a mid-term and a final essay. For the mid-term essay, the topic is on corruption and the length limit is two pages (30%), due at week 10 (Apr 26). For the final essay, the topic is on anti-corruption campaigns, and the length limit is 15 pages for graduate students and 5 pages for undergraduate students (70%), due at week 17 (Jun 14). |
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
1 hour |
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Office Hours |
Appointment required. Note: Office Hour: By Appointment |
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References |
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Designated reading |
1. Kuo, Chi-Hsien, Min-Hua Huang, and Ching-I Huang. (2022). The Anti-Corruption Campaign, Luxury Consumption, and Regime Trust in China: Changing Patterns of Perceived Political Risk and Their Consequences. Journal of Contemporary China, DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2022.2071895.
2. Ang, Yuen Yuen. (2020). China's Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
3. Wedeman, Andrew. (2005). Anticorruption Campaigns and the Intensification of Corruption in China. Journal of Contemporary China 14(1): 93-116.
4. Zhu, Jiangnan, Qi Zhang, and Zhikuo Liu. (2017). Eating, Drinking, and Power Signaling in Institutionalized Authoritarianism: China’s Antiwaste Campaign Since 2012. Journal of Contemporary China 26(105): 337-352. |
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Grading |
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Adjustment methods for students |
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Teaching methods |
Assisted by video, Provide students with flexible ways of attending courses |
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Assignment submission methods |
Extension of the deadline for submitting assignments |
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Exam methods |
Written (oral) reports replace exams |
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Others |
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