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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Asian Studies

Postgraduate Course: East Asian International Relations (ASST11084)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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.
Course description 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 III The US and the security dilemma Energy / North Korea/ Taiwan

10 Cases IV Nanjing massacre, Yasukuni, and the textbook controversy: public debates and popular protest
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  25
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 4000 Word Essay (100%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Use critical perspective of keywords and key concepts in IR theory from a non-western perspective
  2. Show a solid understanding of the development of contemporary East Asian international relations from a historical perspective
  3. Apply knowledge of the key actors and institutional frameworks of contemporary East Asian relations
  4. Critically assess sources and documents related to East Asian international relations, and have the ability to form judgements about diplomatic statements and discursive practice in international relations
  5. Develop skills in oral presentation and academic writing
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
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsEAIR
Contacts
Course organiserDr Aaron Moore
Tel: (0131 6)50 4225
Email: aaron.moore@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Charlotte McLean
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: cmclean9@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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