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This course will aim to present the essential social, political, and economic structures of contemporary China. It will focus on the transformations of Chinese society, while emphasizing certain legacies or permanences specific to Chinese civilization. China is a patrilineal society centered around the family. From ancient China to the present day, the family structure has evolved considerably, giving rise to new ways of life while retaining its traditional fundamentals.

Having become the most populous country in the world, China, with a population of more than 1,4 billion, is facing a worrying demographic decline, prompting leaders to innovate to raise the birth rate and address the imbalance between men and women. In a tense demographic context, celibacy has become a strength for the Sheng Nu, the women left behind, but a very complicated situation for men, who carry the family and, above all, the lineage on their shoulders.

In addition to a patrilineal society, which faced many challenges, the Middle Kingdom possessed a wealth of human resources with its ethnic groups and its migration, which contributed to the economic development of all of China and evolved within a specific political and administrative organization.
Indeed, China has a unique political and administrative system, made by itself and for itself over millennia, giving rise to a robust economy for more than thirty years, and now facing significant challenges.

The many courses offered provide precise insights and recent data on often little-known aspects of society and its players, beyond the clichés about China at the start of the 21st century.

Reflecting on current events based on historical knowledge

Handle and cross-reference information drawn from documents of various natures (written sources, iconography, digital data

Gather documentation through bibliographic work

Promote specific methodological skills (archival, paleography, editorial, languages, visual studies)

Writing of argued and problematized works using a rich and precise vocabulary in the field of human and social sciences and the societal particularities of China

Nurture a critical reading of Chinese society supported by divergent analyses, in an approach that is both sexual (gender issues) and multidisciplinary (economic, political, societal, cultural, religious, etc.).

Synchronous remote

UEO Planning Introduction to Today's Chinese Society – S2

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