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70713-01 - Seminar: Understanding Global China: Perspectives and Debates (Katekisama Contributions to Globality) (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Ralph Weber (ralph.weber@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | China has become a global actor with impact in all world regions and international institutions. The presence of Chinese diplomats, companies, investors, tourists, scholars and emigrants is felt in many countries around the world as well as in international organizations. What kind of normative and material impact does global China have in specific countries and regions? How to conceptually and understand its multifaceted influence? This seminar is a Katekisama seminar co-designed for students of Basel University, and offered to students from the University of Ghana and University of Bonn. It will explore different framings of China’s rise and global presence, including 1) geopolitics and geoeconomics, 2) knowledge and epistemology, 3) influence operations & soft power. Students will work in groups and also have the opportunity to discuss prospectively with experts from Germany, Brazil, Japan, Ghana and China. |
| Learning objectives | The seminar is animated by a research focus and will include live expert conversations which China researchers from various countries. |
| Bibliography | to be announced |
| Weblink | Europainstitut der Universität Basel |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | See individual dates | ||
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 10.10.2025 | 10.00-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Friday 31.10.2025 | 10.00-16.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Saturday 01.11.2025 | 09.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Friday 21.11.2025 | 10.00-16.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Saturday 22.11.2025 | 09.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Modules |
Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Module: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: Europeanization and Globalization (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Module: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Migration, Mobility and Transnationalism (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | A short reflective and argument-based essay written in class and active participation in a prepared Oxford debate. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | University of Basel |
| Offered by | Europainstitut |