This course wants to trace main paths of political, social and legal development of Chinese society from the start of the last Chinese dynasty in 1644 until 2012. Emphasis will be put on the detailed historical development of three consecutive eras. The dynastic era, where many structural features of today's Chinese society and politics were firmly set in place, however mainly by incorporated centuries lasting traditions of rule and personal conduct. Then the focus of the course will move to the turbulent years of the Chinese republic (1912-1949). The last and most comprehensive part of the course will cover the rule of the Communist Party of China. Great deal of the lectures will be devoted to discussions of the differences between Western and Chinese political and social development; their different understanding of the role and substance of political power and also the problem of how the rule of the people (strongly featuring in Chinese and Western thought) should be institutionally maintained.
- Učitel: Stanislav Myšička