Spring 2027

Chinese Politics

Examines Chinese politics through a comparative perspective, focusing on formal institutions in an authoritarian regime, the transition to a market economy, and government responses to social problems and threats to leadership.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Junda Li3.3/5

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.69 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.44 GPA, 61.4% A/AB (n=44 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.05 GPA, 56.8% A/AB (n=44 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop an understanding of major political institutions and governance challenges of China today.

  • Evaluate evidence for China's economic reform and develop the ability to analyze other policy changes.

  • Communicate effectively through written reports and discussion.

  • Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate an original research question in the context of those gaps.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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POLISCI 324

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About this rating

Raw average: 2.29/5 from 7 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 510
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 170
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 170
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 170

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.69 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.44 GPA, 61.4% A/AB (n=44 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.05 GPA, 56.8% A/AB (n=44 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Functions of formal institutions (party, legislature, courts, bureaucracy) in an authoritarian regime.
  • Political forces behind China's transition from a planning economy to a market economy and sustained growth.
  • Government management of social problems and threats to authoritarian leadership.
  • Comparative perspective on Chinese politics.

Skills

  • Understanding major political institutions and governance challenges of China.
  • Evaluating evidence for economic reform and analyzing policy changes.
  • Communicating effectively through written reports and discussion.
  • Assessing scholarly literature, identifying gaps, and formulating original research questions.

Grades

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1292 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
POLISCI 324 · Spring 2027

Chinese Politics

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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