Бакалавриат
2026/2027
Регионоведение: Восточная и Юго-восточная Азия
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Международная программа «Международные отношения и глобальные исследования»)
Кто читает:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
56
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the region and the political challenges it is facing, its historical and economic peculiarities. Special attention is being dedicated to the modern challenges to regional political and economic cooperation and integration and responses to some of these challenges. Much emphasis is being made not only on the relations among the countries within the region, but also the role of the external actors. The course is designed to explore historical roots, ethno-religious foundations and contemporary evolutions.
Learning Objectives
- Understand and demonstrate knowledge on the history of East Asia Develop a critical evaluation of ongoing and/or past regional processes in East Asia Apply relevant context and concepts to regional processes in East Asia
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Assess the past and present processes in the region and how they affect countries inside the region
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the key policies and their impact on the outside world.
- demonstrate a thorough understanding of the region, its institutional composition, economic policies and political processes
- assess the past and present processes in the region and how they affect countries inside the region
- demonstrate a critical understanding of the key policies and their impact on the outside world
Course Contents
- Introduction to the history of the region
- Contemporary China
- Contemporary Japan
- Contemporary Republic of Korea
- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
- China Belt and Road Initiative and Economic Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics
- Northeast Asian countries and problems of regionalism
- The US interests in the region
- Interests of the Russian Federation in the region
- Russia and China in Regional Integration
- Southeast Asia, ASEAN and Indo-Pacific region
- Sanctions and the geopolitics of Eurasia
Assessment Elements
- Exam
- In-class essayStudents write a research essay. The list of topics will be distributed to students by their instructors.
- Midterm testIt tests the knowledge gained from lectures and seminars in the first module.
- Seminars
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 2nd module0.1 * Midterm test + 0.25 * Seminars + 0.45 * Exam + 0.2 * In-class essay
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- A history of East Asia : from the origins of civilization to the twenty-first century, Holcombe, C., 2022
- A modern history of Japan : from Tokugawa Times to the present, Gordon, A., 2014
- Feng, Y. V. (DE-588)1184922179, (DE-627)1663808082, aut. (2019). The Belt and Road Initiative views from Washington, Moscow, and Beijing Feng Yujun, Alexander Gabuev, Paul Haenle, Ma Bin, Dmitri Trenin ; Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Gordon, A. (2003). A Modern History of Japan : From Tokugawa Times to the Present. New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=120926
- K. Henshall. (2012). A History of Japan : From Stone Age to Superpower: Vol. 3rd ed. Palgrave Macmillan.