Страны Восточной Азии в современной системе международных отношений

Бакалавриат 2019/2020

Статус: Курс обязательный (Программа двух дипломов НИУ ВШЭ и Университета Кёнхи «Экономика и политика в Азии»)

Направление: 41.03.01. Зарубежное регионоведение

Кто читает: Департамент зарубежного регионоведения

Где читается: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики

Когда читается: 2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль

Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 5

Контактные часы: 90

Full Syllabus

Abstract

This course is designed to introduce and analyze international relations in East Asia. Clearly, East Asia is one of the most dynamic regions in world politics. During the Cold War, East Asia has gone through intense competition and conflicts between hegemonic powers and among states in the region. In the post-Cold War era, East Asia has been not only the engine of the global economy thanks to Japan and China, but also the center of major power shift, such as rising China and declining the US. This course will begin with the question of what is East Asia, particularly from the eyes of South Korea. Then, we will examine the sources of conflict and cooperation in terms of security, politics, and economy through historical evolution.

Learning Objectives

Students are able to use their knowledge and critical thinking abilities to the most important issues of foreign and domestic policy of numerous countries in the field of national security at the present stage

Expected Learning Outcomes

Students should be familiar with the concepts of regionalism and regionalization.
Students should be able to determine and explaine the key historical conflicts in East Asia.
Students should be familiar with the concept of "historical memory" and able to explain it, drawing on examples from East Asia.
Students should be familiar with History of Korea War and its key actors, great power politics and the balance of powers theory
Students should be able to determine and explaine Cold War, East Asian Cold War politics
Students should be familiar with the History of Vietnam War, its key actors, and the influence of public oppinion on foreign policy
Students should be familiar with the Soviet and Chinese foreign policy, constructivist IR theory
Students should be familiar with the US and Chinese foreign policy, realist and neorealist IR theories
Students should be familiar with the International organizations, neoliberalism
Students should be able to explaine the connection between international relations and development.
Students should be familiar with theStudents should be able to explaine the connection between international relations and development.
Students should be familiar with the unipolar, multipolar, bipolar world rorders
Students should be familiar with the Selfdetermination, sovereignty, critical security studies
Students should be familiar with the Identity politics, nationalism, post-structuralist IR theory
Students should be familiar with the China's rise, China's foreign policy
Students should be familiar with the China-US relations, US foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region

Course Contents

How to approach East Asia?
In studying the East Asian region, two concepts are salient: regionalism and regionalization. We will compare and contrast them.
Historical Legacies
This week provides a broad overview to the history of East Asia. We will discuss imprerialism, colonialism, and the key political events of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Historical Memory
To what extent, historical memory matters? In East Asia, what are the main issues and how to get overcome?
Origin of the Cold War in East Asia: Korean War
This week we will talk about Korean war. We will explain the outbreak of Korea war and disuss the strategic concerns of the US, Soviet Union, and China.
Containment in East Asia
This week we will discuss the influence of Cold War on East Asia.
Containment in East Asia: Vietnam War
How was the US engaged in Vietnam War? Why did the US fail in that war? We will discuss the main causes of both going to the Vietnam War and its the failure.
Collapse of China-Soviet Alliance
The topic of this week is the Sino-Soviet split. We will explain the causes of the collapse of Sino-Soviet alliance and its impact on East Asia.
US-China Rapprochement
We will discuss rapprochement of China-US relations in the 1970s. In rapprochement between the US and China, what was “triangle diplomacy”, and how did it work out?
China-Soviet Cold War
Relations between the Soviet Union and China reach the breaking point as the two governments engage in an angry ideological debate about the future of communism. The United States, for its part, was delighted to see a wedge being driven between the two communist superpowers. How were the relations between China and the Soviet Union developing in the late 1960s and the early 1970s?
China-US Normalization
We will focus on the two agreements (1979 and 1982) between the US and China. Why was new agreement signed in 1982?
Managing the Regional Order: ASEAN
What is ASEAN? What role did it play in the late 1960s? What is the "ASEAN way"?
Managing the Regional Order: Financial Miracle
This week will adress country-specific issues. Specifically, we will focus on South Korea and China, comparing the experiences of the two.
Beyond the ASEAN
This week we will focus on multilateral that stretch beyond ASEAN. How does such arrangements as ASEAN +3 influence the regional political dynamic in East Asia?
Financial Crisis and Regionalism
This week we will discuss the experiences of the two financial crises (Asian Financial Crisis and the Global Financial Crisis) and the contest of currencies in East Asia.
Japan’s Emergence
This week we will focus on Japan’s post-Cold War security policy and international relations.
Multi-polarity: Ripe for Rivalry
Will a return to multi-polarity result in a stable regional order? What are prospects for peace in a multipolar world? This week we will answer these questions, drawing on the experiences of East-Asian countries.
Crisis in Taiwan Strait
This week we will focus on China-Taiwan relations. We will also examine Taiwan's foreign policy and relations with other nations.
Crisis in Korean Peninsula
The topic of this week is the two Koreas. We will explore the question of unification and discuss North Korean nuclear negotiations and missile diplomacy.
China’s Rise: What Does It Mean for East Asia?
We will discuss the challenges that the East Asian region faces with the rise of China in the dynamics of both security and economy. Specificially, we will focus on ongoing territorial disputes that strongly affect trade and cooperation among the countries in the region.
China and the US in East Asia
We will continue our discussion of China's rise, focusing on China-US rivalry. We will also explore questions related to US economic and security interests in the East Asian region.

Assessment Elements

Group project and presentation
Attendance and participation
Mid-term exam
Final exam

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (1 module)
0.1 * Attendance and participation + 0.2 * Group project and presentation + 0.7 * Mid-term exam
Interim assessment (2 module)
0.1 * Attendance and participation + 0.7 * Final exam + 0.2 * Group project and presentation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Anne-Marie LE GLOANNEC. (2017). A.S.E.A.N. (Association of South East Asian Nations) ou A.N.S.E.A. (Association des nations du Sud-Est asiatique). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsuni&AN=edsuni.34885.T228738.edu
Future trends in East Asian international relations. (2002). London [u.a.]: Frank Cass. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.119936666
Vickers, E. (2014). Education, Politics and Sino-Japanese Relations: Reflections on a Three-Year Project on “East Asian Images of Japan.” Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, (8). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=EJ1037806

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Melissen, J. (DE-588)172578221, (DE-576)171131789. (2015). Leveraging middle power public diplomacy in East Asian international relations [Elektronische Ressource] / Jan Melissen and Yul Sohn. Seoul: East Asia Institute. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.468247092
Park, S.-H. (2017). Sovereignty and Status in East Asian International Relations. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1491933
Yahuda, M. (2013). Obama and China’s Rise. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 13(2), 334–336. https://doi.org/10.1093/irap/lct005

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