Sumários

China as a Global Power: the Belt & Road Initiative

25 Março 2025, 18:00 • Cátia Miriam da Silva Costa

Introduction
The Belt & Road Impact – From a Regional to a Global Context
B&RI discourse
Reactions to the B&RI
Final Remarks
Exercise

confucius, confucianism and politics

18 Março 2025, 20:00 • Cátia Miriam da Silva Costa

Confucious and Confucianism:
  • Confucious vs Confucianism
  • Life & Works
  • Religion or Philosophy?
  • Family
  • Education
  • Politics
  • Official Adoption of Confucianism

Confucianism and international relations:
  • Introduction
  • Main Rules and perspectives of Confucianism
  • Confucianism applied to IR
  • Recent Chinese Wars
  • China as a rising power 

Chinese Society and Culture: challenges and changes I and II

11 Março 2025, 18:00 • Cátia Miriam da Silva Costa

Chinese society evolution

The role of middle class
The internet phenomena
Social unrest and demonstrations
Westernization Vs Chinesess
Society and confucianism
Ethnic/Rural/Urban diversity
Women's role
An Aging society

Chinese Political System and Science, Technology and Innovation in China

25 Fevereiro 2025, 18:00 • Cátia Miriam da Silva Costa

Chinese Political System:

  • The Chinese Comunist Party
  • State Government
  • National People's Assembly
Science, Technology and Innovation in China:
  • Introduction
  • Brief History of Science, Technology and Innovation
  • The specific case of social sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation in China today
  • Why and how?
  • How Europeans see it

Chronology - 1950-2025

18 Fevereiro 2025, 20:00 • Cátia Miriam da Silva Costa

Chornology of the most relevant events in contemporary China