This thesis examines the narrative of the Chinese Communist Party as portrayed in revolutionary sites, also known as red tourism sites. Through a comparative policy analysis of the Red Tourism...Show moreThis thesis examines the narrative of the Chinese Communist Party as portrayed in revolutionary sites, also known as red tourism sites. Through a comparative policy analysis of the Red Tourism Initiative and case study of the Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Hall, this thesis provides some insight on recent attempts of the Chinese government to evoke nationalism in museum space. More specifically, the Yan'an Revolutionary Hall propagates a positive image of the party's revolutionary past by using modern values such as entrepreneurship, allowing visitors to easily identify with a largely imagined past. As a consequence, museum space provides the Chinese government with legitimization in a society that has become increasingly alienated with communist values, ideals, and ideology.Show less
This thesis will use Gunter Schubert’s model for policy analysis in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to examine how the PRC’s government structure is affecting its climate change policies....Show moreThis thesis will use Gunter Schubert’s model for policy analysis in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to examine how the PRC’s government structure is affecting its climate change policies. After explaining why it is important for the PRC’s government to address the issue of climate change, it will analyze the output zone, implementation zone, and evaluation zone of the green policy process. In the end, this thesis concludes that although the PRC is facing difficulties with implementing green policies at the local level, increased checks by both the central and public level are steadily increasing overall green policy efficiency.Show less
This thesis aims to uncover how the two main candidates in the 2016 Republic of China (Taiwan) elections have been portrayed in Mainland Chinese newspapers. Issues such as the candidates’ genders...Show moreThis thesis aims to uncover how the two main candidates in the 2016 Republic of China (Taiwan) elections have been portrayed in Mainland Chinese newspapers. Issues such as the candidates’ genders as well as their positions on cross-Strait and economic relations between Taiwan and Mainland China have been analyzed through a discourse analysis of two major newspapers based in BeijingShow less
