Postgraduate Course: East Asian International Relations (ASST11084)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Asian Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will provide an introduction to international relations in East Asia from a theoretical, historical and topical perspective. A brief introductory part will focus on key theoretical concepts that need to be problematized when talking about East Asian international relations. In a second part, students will be given a survey on the major historical events that shaped international relations since the mid-nineteenth century until the present, introducing the key actors and institutions involved. Following this trajectory into the present, a third part is devoted to case studies that deal with issues critical to East Asian Relations today, not only on the political, but also on the economic and cultural level. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Critical perspective of keywords and key concepts in IR theory from a non-western perspective
- Solid understanding of the development of contemporary East Asian international relations from a historical perspective
- Knowledge of the key actors and institutional frameworks of contemporary East Asian relations
- Overview of key issues that continue to shape East Asian relations on the political as well as economic and intercultural level
- Critical assessment of sources and documents related to East Asian international relations, and ability to form judgements about diplomatic statements and discursive practice in international relations
- Skills in oral presentation and academic writing |
Assessment Information
| 4000 Word Essay (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
1 Research Skills
2 Defining the region: What is ¿East Asia¿ / Empire/ Nation
3 Events/Actors/Institutions I: Age of Empire 1840 ¿ 1911
4 Events/Actors/Institutions II: Versailles, Washington and War
Period
5 Events/Actors/Institutions III: East Asia during the Cold War 1949-1990
6 Events/Actors/Institutions I: East Asia since 1990; East Asian Integrationpost war II 1990- today
7 Cases I North Korea and Taiwan
8 Cases II Border issues and energy
9 Cases IIIThe US and the security dilemma Energy / North Korea/Taiwan
10 Cases IV Nanjing massacre, Yasukuni, and the textbook controversy: public debates and popular protest
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Sutter, R. G., 2010, Chinese Foreign Relations: Power and Policy Since the Cold War. 2nd ed., Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield
Hook, G.D., Gilson, J., Hughes, C.W., and Dobson, H., 2011, Japan¿s International Relations: Politics, Economics and Security. 3rd ed., London: Routledge.
Suh, J. J., Katzenstein, P. J., and Carlson, A., eds., 2004, Rethinking Security in East Asia : Identity, Power, and Efficiency. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press.
Shambugh, D, ed, 2006, Power shift: China and Asia¿s New Dynamics. University of California Press |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Weekly 2 hour seminars including short student presentations |
| Keywords | EAIR |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Urs Matthias Zachmann
Tel: (0131 6)50 4225
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
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