This semester, the university-wide undergraduate elective course Frontiers in Political Science, led by Professor Yu Keping, Dean of the School of Government, officially began at the Lihu Campus. This course, a flagship political science course taught by Professor Yu Keping at Peking University, has been tailored to Shenzhen University’s context and is now delivered through a team-teaching approach for SZU students.
The course integrates the latest political practices from around the world to introduce advancements in political science, covering cutting-edge issues, academic trends, representative schools of thought, and prominent scholars in domestic and international political science research. It focuses on fundamental political science concepts such as politics, state, government, rule, governance, citizenship, power, authority, rights, and legitimacy, as well as the latest research on core human political values like freedom, democracy, equality, justice, rule of law, dignity, and peace. The course aims to familiarize students with the forefront of political science, broaden their academic horizons, cultivate an international perspective and patriotism, enhance their ability to analyze real-world politics, and promote understanding, mastery, and identification with the core values of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
The course’s themes this semester include “Political Science and Its Frontiers,” “Algorithmic Politics,” “Spatial Politics,” “Identity Politics,” “Populist Politics,” “Gender Politics,” “Environmental Politics,” “Disaster Politics,” and “Transitional Politics.”
Instructor Introduction
Yu Keping, renowned scholar and political scientist, is a Chair Professor at Peking University. He currently serves as Director of the Center for Chinese Politics at Peking University, Dean of the Institute of Urban Governance at Peking University, and Dean of the School of Government at Shenzhen University. He has long served as Chief Expert of the Central Marxist Theory Research and Construction Project and Director of the China Local Government Reform and Innovation Research and Awards Program. He previously held positions as Deputy Director of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau, Dean of the School of Government at Peking University, and Director of the Kaifeng Institute of Political Development at Tsinghua University, as well as guest professor or senior researcher at Harvard University, Duke University, Free University of Berlin, University of Duisburg-Essen, and the University of Nottingham. His main research areas include political philosophy, Chinese politics, comparative politics, governance and good governance, globalization, civil society, and government innovation. He has published over 300 papers in Chinese and English in journals such as Social Sciences in China, Political Studies, Peking University Journal, Tsinghua University Journal, and New Political Science, and authored over 30 monographs in Chinese and English, including Power and Authority and Democracy Is a Good Thing.
Layout | Zuo Jinming
Initial Review | Yuan Chao
Secondary Review | Luo Wenting
Final Review | Huang Binhuan
