Module POLI3131: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF EAST ASIA

Department: GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (POLITICS)

POLI3131: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF EAST ASIA

Prerequisites

• At least one of: Theories of International Relations (POLI2131), International Political Economy, International Relations since 1900 (POLI2111)

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• The module will provide an insight into the particular nature of problems of relationships between states and communities in East Asia, their relationships with the wider international society and to alert students to the problems of understanding across cultures.

Content

• East Asia involves East Asian as well as Southeast Asian countries.
• This module will examine the international relations of East Asia in four dimensions: geopolitics, regional integration, culture and the emerging factors of China.
• The first term's study can be divided into three parts: theories, geopolitical relations and regional integration.
• We shall embark on the study of traditional power relations of East Asia and the political economy of East Asia.
• Some major actors such as China, the U.S., Japan and Southeast Asian countries will be critically examined individually.
• The final section is about the regional integration of two major regional organisations in East Asia: ASEAN and APEC.
• The second term can be briefly divided into two parts: Culture and emerging Chinese factors.
• We shall examine Confucianism and other East Asian cultures in relation to the political economy and the democratisation process of East Asia.
• In addition, many Chinese emerging factors such as Greater China, overseas Chinese and Hong Kong will be analysed in responding to the challenge of globalisation/regionalisation.

Learning Outcomes

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Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

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Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Each student will be required to submit 1 1500 word essay and make at least one seminar presentation during the year.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University