| Day |
Date
|
Topic
|
Readings |
Assignments/ Notes |
| M |
Jan 14 |
Introduction/
Background |
|
|
| W |
Jan 16 |
Historical Background:
System
|
East Asia in World History
1800-Present
Lewis, Orion, & Teets, Jessica,
(2008) “Chinese Nationalism 1949-1980” in Nations
and Nationalism in Global Perspective, ABC-CLO |
Historical Background |
| F |
Jan 18 |
Historical
Background: Japan |
Pyle, Kenneth B.,
(2007). "Introduction: The Japan Puzzle," in
Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and
Purpose, Cambridge: Public Affairs. |
|
| M |
Jan 21 |
No Class -
Martin Luther King |
|
|
| W |
Jan 23 |
Historical
Background: China |
|
|
| F |
Jan 25 |
Recent Systemic
Shifts |
Ikenberry, John G. (2005).
"America's Postwar World Order in Transition, " International
Relations of the Asia Pacific, v5. |
Recent Trends |
| M |
Jan 28 |
Recent Systemic
Shifts |
Shambaugh, David (2006). "Asia in
Transition: The Evolving Regional Order," Current History,
April.
|
|
| W |
Jan 30 |
The Current Problem of East Asian
Security |
Calder, Kent E. (2006). "China
and Japan's Simmering Rivalry," Foreign
Affairs, Mar/April. |
|
| F |
Feb 1 |
US Strategy in Asia |
Ikenberry, John G. (2008). "The Rise of
China and the Future of the West," Foreign Affairs,
Jan/Feb. |
US Foreign Policy |
| M |
Feb 4 |
US Realignment |
Pollack, Johnathan D. (2003). "The
Changing Political-Military Environment: Northeast Asia," The United States and Asia, RAND. |
|
| W |
Feb 6 |
Future of US' Asia Policy |
Compendium of Views on from 2008 Presidential candidates,
published in Foreign
Affairs Candidate Essay Series. |
|
| F |
Feb 8 |
Presidential
Candidates Foreign Policy Platforms |
|
|
| M |
Feb 11 |
US Military
Industrial Complex |
Raz, Guy, (2008). "What Drives
Record Spending on Defense?" NPR: Morning Edition, Feb 7.
|
|
| W |
Feb 13 |
Country Background: China |
Shirk, Susan L., (2007). "Chapter 1: Strong Abroad but Fragile
at Home," China: Fragile Superpower, Oxford: Oxford
University Press. |
China's Foreign Policy |
| F |
Feb 15 |
No Class -
Research Day |
|
|
| M |
Feb 18 |
China as a Responsible Power |
Shirk, Susan L., (2007). "Chapter 5: The Responsible Power,"
China: Fragile Superpower, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Wang, Jisi (2005). "China's Search for
Stability with the US," Foreign Affairs, Sept/Oct. |
|
| W |
Feb 20 |
What is a
Responsible Power? |
|
|
| F |
Feb 22 |
|
|
|
| M |
Feb 25 |
The Dangerous Side of Chinese Power |
|
Annotated
Bibliography Due |
| W |
Feb 27 |
The Role of
Nationalism |
Gries, Peter (2005). “Nationalism,
Indignation and China's Japan Policy," SAIS Review 25(2).
|
|
| F |
Feb 29 |
Debating Sino-US
Relations |
DEBATE: Brzezinski, Zbigniew, &
Mearsheimer, John J., "Clash of the Titans," Foreign Policy,
Jan/Feb, 146. Wang, Jisi (2005). "China's Search for
Stability with the US," Foreign Affairs, Sept/Oct. |
|
| M |
Mar 3 |
The Japan Puzzle |
Pyle, Kenneth B., (2007).
"Chapter 1: New International Orders," in Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and Purpose,
Cambridge: Public Affairs. |
Japan's Foreign Policy |
| W |
Mar 5 |
|
|
|
| F |
Mar 7 |
Understanding
Japanese Identity |
Tamamoto,
Marasu (2003). "Ambiguous Japan: Japanese National Identity at
Century's End, in Ikenberry, John J., Mastanduno, Michael, eds., International Relations and the Asia Pacific, New
York: Columbia University Press. |
|
| M |
Mar 10 |
Sino-Japanese
Relations |
Pyle, Kenneth B.,
(2007). "Chapter 10: Japan and the Rise of
China," in Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and
Purpose, Cambridge: Public Affairs. |
|
| W |
Mar 12 |
The Normalization
of Japan |
Pyle, Kenneth B.,
(2007). "Epilogue: Japan's
Twenty-First-Century Resurgence," in Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and
Purpose, Cambridge: Public Affairs. |
|
| F |
Mar 14 |
|
|
|
| M |
Mar 17
|
Realist Views: |
Kang, David C. (2003). "Getting Asia
Wrong," International Security, 27(4).
|
|
| W |
Mar 19 |
Liberal Views |
Acharya, Amitav (2007). "ASEAN at 40:
Mid-Life Rejuvination?" Foreign Affairs, August 15.
|
|
| F |
Mar 21 |
Constructivist
Views |
Suzuki, Shogo (2007). "The Importance of
'Othering' in China's National Identity: Sino-Japanese
Relations as a Stage of Identity Politics," The Pacific
Review, 20(1).
|
Literature Review
Due |
| M |
Mar 24 |
No class -
Spring Break |
|
|
| W |
Mar 26 |
No class -
Spring Break |
|
|
| F |
Mar 28 |
No class -
Spring Break |
|
|
| M |
Mar 31 |
New
International Frameworks? |
Fukuyama, Francis (2005).
"Re-envisioning Asia," Foreign Affairs, 84(1).
"North Korea: After the Closure," The
Economist, July 16th, 2007 |
|
| W |
Apr 2 |
Case 1: Nuclear
North Korea and the 6 Party Talks |
|
|
| F |
Apr 4 |
The Potential for
Regional Security Mechanism? |
|
|
| M |
Apr 7 |
Case 2: The State
of China's Economy |
"PetroChina: Pumped Up," The
Economist, November 6, 2007.
Lardy, Nicholas R., (2007). "China:
Rebalancing Economic Growth," in The China Balance Sheet in
2007 and Beyond, Center for Strategic and International
Studies. |
|
| W |
Apr 9 |
Banks, Regulation,
Investment and Currency |
Lardy, Nicholas (2006).
"China's Economic Outlook" |
|
| F |
Apr 11 |
Natural Resources |
|
|
| M |
Apr 14 |
How China's Economy
Influences Foreign Policy |
|
|
| W |
Apr 16 |
Case 3: Sino-African
Relations |
Traub, James (2006). "China's African
Adventure," New York Times Magazine, November 19, p74. |
|
| F |
Apr 18 |
Sino-African
Relations |
Wines, Michael (2007). "China's
Influence in Africa Arouses Some Resistance," New York Times,
Feb. 10. |
|
| M |
Apr 21 |
Case 4: Freedom of the
Press in China |
Fan, Libo (2006). "Free Speech in
an Internet Society," Caijing, posted on China Media
Project, Aug 16, 2006. |
|
| W |
Apr 23 |
Case 5: The Olympics and
International Politics |
Li, Datong (2007). "Beijing
Olympics, China's Politics," posted on openDemocracy.net, Aug.
22. |
|
| F |
Apr 25 |
Presentations and Discussion |
|
|
| M |
Apr 28 |
Presentations and Discussion |
|
|
| W |
Apr 30 |
Presentations and Discussion |
|
|
| F |
May 2 |
Presentations and Discussion |
|
Final Project Due |
