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Course affiliated to respective specialist streams:
Comparative Politics (coordinator: Dr. Xiaojun YAN)
Course code
Course title
POLl2105.
Introduction to comparative politics
POLl3020.
Hong Kong politics
POLl3022.
Contemporary Chinese politics
POLl3023.
Special topics in Chinese politics
POLl3031.
Politics of economic reform in China
POLl3044.
American democracy
POLl3061.
Hong Kong and South China
POLl3075.
Law and politics of constitutions
POLl3077.
Special topics in comparative politics
POLl3093.
Understanding social protest
POLl3094.
Political participation: why and how?
POLl3103.
Politics of Global South
POLl3110.
Dilemmas of humanitarian intervention
POLl3115.
Politics and public opinion
EUST3010.
European political and economic institutions and processes
POLI3126.
Politics of contemporary Japan
International Politics
Course code
POLl2106.
POLl3012.
POLl3019.
POLl2047.
POLl3052.
POLl3059.
POLl3076.
POLl3078.
POLl3079.
POLl3080.
POLl3081.
POLl3088.
POLl3089.
POLl3099.
POLl3103.
POLl3110.
POLI3113.
POLI3119
POLI3123.
POLI3127.
(coordinator: Professor Richard HU)
Course title
Introduction to international relations
East Asian political economy
Hong Kong and the world
United States foreign policy
International relations of East Asia
China and the world
Special topics in international politics
Humanity in globalization
Global justice
Global political economy
Workshop in Global Studies
Human security in global context
Global studies internship
Perspectives and practice in world politics
Politics of Global South
Dilemmas of humanitarian intervention
On the ethics of violence
Causes of international war
Politics of the two Koreas
The politics of the European Union
Political Theory (coordinator: Professor Joseph CHAN)
Course code
Course title
POLl2107.
Introduction to political theory
POLl3002.
Special topics in political theory
POLl3005.
Capitalism and social justice
POLl3010.
Democracy and its critics
POLl3015.
Ethics and public affairs
POLl3051.
Issues in Chinese political philosophy
POLl3067.
Liberalism and its limits
POLl3079.
Global justice
POLl3091.
History of western political thought
POLl3096.
Citizenship, culture and community
POLl3097.
Modernity and globalization
POLl3100.
Social contracts
POLl3101.
Human rights and cultural differences
POLI3124.
Justice and good life
POLI3125.
Political disagreement and philosophical issues
Public Administration
Course code
POLl2108.
POLl3004.
POLl3024.
POLl3025.
POLl3027.
POLl3034.
POLl3035.
POLl3037.
POLl3038.
POLl3039.
POLl3040.
POLl3060.
POLl3065.
POLl3069.
POLl3070.
POLl3072.
POLl3085.
POLl3086.
POLl3095.
POLl3098.
POLl3102.
POLl3116.
POLI3117.
POLI3118.
POLI3121.
POLI3122.
(coordinator: Dr. Peter CHEUNG)
Course title
Introduction to public administration
Bureaucracy and the public
Issues in public administration
Managerial skills in public organizations
Public policy-making: theories and application
Public administration in China
Public administration in Hong Kong
Managing people in public organizations
Public policy and democracy
Public policy analysis
Public sector management
Public financial management
Public organization and management
Public policy, politics and social change
Language and advice in PPA
Normative theory of public administration
Globalization and healthcare policy
Leadership skills in public administration
Civil society and governance
Nonprofit management
Science, technology, public policy
Theories & practices of social leadership
Special topics in public policy
Special topics in NGO studies
Environmental policy
Strategic leadership in civil society organisations