POLSCI 324S
Chinese Politics
Melanie Manion
Description from DukeHub
Inquiry into politics and policy in contemporary China. Equal focus on political fundamentals and major new policy challenges. Political fundamentals include communist party, elite politics, policy process, political culture, legal reform, representation, interest groups, protests, political dissidence. Policy challenges include economic growth, socioeconomic inequality, political corruption, social media, human rights, population planning, environmental degradation, minority nationalities, China as global player. Course does not assume prior knowledge about China. Prior coursework in political science or policy helpful but not required.
Skills
- policy and lawdescription: "policy" and 5 more
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "policy"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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