Socio-political History of East and South-East Asia (Qualification course)
A.A.Maslov
“Learning without thinking is labor lost; thinking without learning is perilous”
Confucius, The Analects, II:15
The course focuses on the historical and social background in East and South-East Asia including the
historical roots, the nature of state power, social forces, major powers relationships and the future of Asian
geopolitics in the 21st century. The history of world politics has, by and large, been a history of interactions
among great powers. The legacy of history, traditional political culture, cross-border conflicts and alliances
play very important role in the modern-day political situation in East Asia.
This course is mainly dedicated for those students who have no or little background in Asian studies so this
course could be regarded as a qualifying or preparatory course for more detailed courses.
This course will examine how the Asian states as well as Western powers have tried (and are trying) to shape
the geopolitical environment since the mid-18th century to the present. The course will focus primarily on the
continuities and discontinuities in East Asian cultural, social, political pattern, international relations.
The following issues will be discussed: the East Asian setting and early European influence to 1800; 19th
century European impact on East and Southeast Asia; China's and Japan’s response to the West; the decline
and fall of empires in East Asia and national resurrection of Asian states; the Cold War in Asia and postwar
nation-building ; the self-reinventing of Japan and China; the rise of nationalism in East Asia and its different
models (Chinese, Japanese, etc.); power, authority, and the advent of democracy in Asia; Russia in Pacific
Asia; regional dynamics, regional and global perspectives of Asia Pacific; new trends in Asia: isolation,
integration, and changes, etc.
Present day Each Asian power confronts challenges and opportunities that influence its national security
objectives and strategies. One of the major objectives of this course is to analyze these challenges and
opportunities and attempt to reach some consensus on what the alternative futures of Asian Geopolitics will be
over the next 15 to 25 years.
The fundamental question of the continuity between the cultural tradition and socio-economic organization of
the past and the elements of change and “modernity” in the present, will accompany us during the course and
this theme will be developed in the context of the different historical periods.
Course Outcomes
Lectures, readings, excursions, assignments, and discussions are designed to help you develop the skills to:
Think historically, read critically, and write and speak persuasively.
Situate major historical events in East Asian History in their proper geographical, chronological, and thematic
context.
Connect and integrate historical understandings, and grasp their political, economic, ethical and moral
dimensions.
Appreciate the greatness and complexity of EA and SEA cultural and religious traditions.
To understand continuities and discontinuities in political and state institution of East Asia
Seek for better understanding of the present development of East Asia .
Evaluate and critically assess the validity of historical evidence and interpretations.
Use primary and secondary sources to construct sophisticated, persuasive, and logical interpretations of
historical problems and events.
Course Requirements
Class Attendance & Discussion
Regular class attendance is mandatory. Students are expected to attend class as well as participate in lectures,
discussions, and review sessions. Class participation will constitute 25% of the final grade. Each student is
allowed a maximum of two (2) and no more than two (2) unexcused absences during the semester. For each
unexcused absence thereafter, five (5) points are deducted from your final grade. You are responsible for
keeping the professor informed of any situation that prevents you from attending class. Students who have
more than 5 unexcused absences will not pass the course
Readings
You have to read a lot – it’s one of the main requirements for the course. To intensify your understanding and
to make your life easier I recommend you first of all to catch the main idea and the main trends of the
development of East and SE Asia. Some details in this case could be dropped.
Students should be prepared to do a fair amount of reading and to confront a number of unfamiliar-looking
names and places. If you find yourself confused, or not understanding what we are covering, please do not
hesitate to inform me.
Grading
This is qualification course. It means that it will be no grading at all (you won’t get credit units). But you need
to pass this course if:
you have no previous background in Asian Studies
you have a week background in East Asian Studies
You can check whether you need to pass this course from the manager of MA program
Textbooks
Borthwick, Mark. Pacific Century: The Emergence Of Modern Pacific Asia, Second Edition. 2nd ed.
Westview Press, 1998.
Supplementary material
Although most of the readings will be in the textbooks, in several instances we will draw on outside readings.
You are expected to do all the assigned reading prior to all classes, and do it in a way that will allow you to
raise critical questions and actively participate in the discussions. You should also bring your books to class
(in digital form), since we will discuss the readings.
COURSE OUTLINE
(some topics could be excluded from the course by instructor)
Topic No
Title
Readings (pp.)
1
Course Introduction
2
The East Asian Setting and Rising of State and Society 3-6, 11, 48-56, 71-77
before 1800
4
Early European Influence to 1800
77-89
5
19th Century European Imperialism and the
89-100
Colonization of Southeast Asia
6
China's response to the West: The Decline and Fall of
173-178
the Ch'ing Empire
7
Japan's Response to the West: Meiji Modernization
127-155
8
The Rise of Nationalism in East Asia
161-163, 170-185, 189194, 196-201
9
Nationalism in Colonial East and SE Asia
190-200
10
Nationalism in China: Chiang Kai-shek versus Mao
178-190
11
Ultra-Nationalism in Japan: The 1930's
201-213
12
The Pacific and Cold War In Asia:
213-230, 238-240
13
Postwar Nation-Building in Southeast Asia
457-481
14
China from Mao to Deng
403—415, 439, 443-457
15
Japan Reinvents Itself
241-270
16
Course Wrap-up
507-535
Anthropology and Modern Asian Society
Nesterova O.A.
The present course explores social, cultural, and ethnical processes and institutions in modern East Asia. It
studies the ethnic composition of the population and its location in East Asia and anthropological differences
between the peoples of East Asia. We shall examine different types of classifications of Asian ethnicities,
such as: geographic, anthropological, linguistic, classification by religious affiliation, by economic and
cultural factors, by historical and ethnographical region of residence. The course presents a thorough analysis
of ethnical history, spiritual and material culture, worldview, religion, myths, symbols, etiquette, music,
games, cuisine, and festivals. It examines calendar customs and rites of 3 particular ethnicities: the Chinese,
the Japanese, and the Koreans. The course also focuses on major concepts of modern cultural anthropology
(and socio-cultural anthropology, social anthropology, ethnography, culture studies) – ‘culture’, ‘society’,
‘ethnos’, ‘ethnic identity’, ‘ethnogenesis’, ‘nationality’, ‘race’, ‘tradition’, ‘kinship’, ‘gender’, ‘mentality’,
‘cultural universals’, ‘communication’, ‘socialization’, ‘enculturation’, ‘cultural transmission’, ‘adaptation’,
‘acculturation’, ‘intercultural discourse’, ‘ethnic stereotypes’ etc.
The course highlights the role of dominant meanings and images in social, cultural, and ethnical development
of East Asia. It regards Chinese, Japanese and Korean cultures as complex semiotic spheres and compares
different ethnical cultures of East Asian countries. Each of the peoples of East Asia enjoys special ethnic
culture, and the distinguishing features between the cultures can be explained by climatic conditions,
economic and socio-cultural types, historical backgrounds, political history. This course focuses on the
cultural aspects of social development of China, Japan, and Korea through the examination of different
strategies of intercultural communication and special features of the dialogue between cultures in modern East
Asia. The anthropological approach to the given problem makes it possible to reveal different indices in the
lifestyles of the peoples of East Asian countries, as well as to describe behavior patterns and to explore the
role of ethnic and cultural traditions in modern Asian society.
State & Economy in East Asia
Dr. Alexander Korolev (Ph.D.)
The course investigates the theoretical as well as practical aspects of the roles of the State as an agent of
economic development in East Asian countries. The first part of the course focuses on the theoretical aspects
of the relationship between the state and the economy. It highlights important institutional differences between
developed and developing countries and explores the implications of those differences for the state-market
connections. It then examines different forms of government intervention into economic life in East Asia and
looks at the effects of such interventions on the patterns of economic growth. This part also introduces
students to the theories of developmental state and evaluates the relevance of such theories for explaining
current economic situation in East Asia. The second part of the course has empirical focus. It utilizes
theoretical and historical material to analyze the evolution of state-economy relations in different East Asian
countries, such as China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and others.
Course Materials
 Electronic copies of all journal articles assigned for the course will be provided by the teacher at the first
class meeting.
Requirements
1. Students are required to read and synthesize all materials before coming to class. In order to engage with
the course material seriously, you must read all articles carefully and regularly. You are also encouraged
to search and read relevant articles in Russian.
2. Active and informed discussions are vital to the life of the course. Every student is expected to actively
contribute to the scholarly exchange throughout the course. Regular contributions will help you to
succeed in the seminar and will enhance the learning experience of all participants (including mine).
3. Students are required to lead-off discussion on a rotating basis. Each week two or three students will serve
as chief discussants of the readings. The presenters must prepare an essay of about 1000 words and make
a presentation. The essay is to be emailed to the teacher and other students at least three days prior to the
scheduled session. Rather than simply summarizing the reading under question, the discussion leaders
should critically engage with the material and tease out special questions or problems that appear worthy
of attention.
4. To successfully fulfill the course requirements students must pass end-course written exam. The exam
will include several theoretical and empirical questions designed by the teacher. Students will receive the
questions at least one week prior to the due date and will be allowed to choose two questions they are
interested in (one theoretical and one empirical) and provide written answers. Each answer should be no
more than 5 double-spaced pages.
Evaluation
 Attendance and active participation: 25% (on your evident grasp of the readings and the quality and
relevance of your questions in classroom discussion)
 Chief discussant essays and presentations: 25% (quality of the essays and clarity of the presentations)
Final examination: 50% (demonstration of the knowledge of the literature and critical skills)
Russia’s Policies with reference to East Asia
Prof. Vladimir S.Myasnikov
Outline: The policies of Russia in relation to China, Korea and Japan are interconnected. They were formed in
the 17th-18th centuries. Russia’s principal impulse was to establish trade, economic and cultural links with the
countries it bordered to the East. One special feature of the process is that by the time Russia entered the
region, it had already been maintaining relations with these Asian countries for centuries, with foreign policy
patterns essentially different from European countries. Russian–Chinese relations are the focus of these
historical studies.
Syllabus: The course presents, in chronological order, the milestones of the development of Russian regional
policy. The mainstay of this historical canvas is formed by international legislation that covered all spectrums
of relations between these countries in the past, and which are still valid. Special attention is given to the
Eastern countries’ diplomatic particularities as a function of their ethno-psychology.
Prerequisites: The students must have sufficient working knowledge of the corresponding Oriental and
European languages, and know the history and geography of the region.
Type of assessment: oral exam.
Research Design in the Social Sciences
Wyse M.E.
This course serves as a basic introduction to the logic of systematic critical inquiry, aiming to provide students
with the skills to evaluate, design, and perform social science research. The course focuses primarily on the
logic of causal inference, the formation, systematization, and measurement of concepts, theory/hypothesis
building, survey framing, case selection, and general principles of research design. It evaluates the usefulness
and limitations of qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches to the social sciences.
Adler, Mortimer J. & Van Doren, Charles, How to Read a Book, 2nd ed., Touchstone, 1972
Yin, Robert K. Case Study Research: Design and Methods. 4th ed. Ed. Robert K. Yin. Sage Publications, Inc,
2008.
Miller, Delbert C., and Neil J. Salkind. Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement. 6th ed. Ed.
Delbert C. Miller, and Neil J. Salkind. Sage Publications, Inc, 2002.
Theory in Asia and International Studies
Korolev A.N., PhD
Course summary
Theory of International/Global Relations: Asian Case Studies The first part of the course addresses the role of
theory in the social-scientific pursuit and surveys major social science research programs such as rational
choice and historical institutionalism. The second part examines the major theoretical approaches to the study
of international relations (realism, liberalism, & constructivism) and critically contrasts their advantages as
well as problems. Some attention will also be paid to non-Western approaches to International Relations. The
third section highlights contemporary topics subject to intense debates in the fields of Comparative Politics
and International Relations, such as modernization and dependency theory, democratic peace,
democratization, and ethnic conflict. This portion will use East Asian case studies.
Course objectives
Theory of International/Global Relations: Asian Case Studies:The purpose of this course is to equip students
with a comprehensive understanding of competing paradigms in Asian and International Studies as well as
some of the main theoretical debates over issues that span the fields of International Relations and
Comparative Politics.
Student learning outcomes
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
 recognize and critically evaluate different theoretical paradigms.
 apply different theoretical approaches to explore and explain real-world events.
Thematic plan of the course
№
Topic
Total
hours for
Total class hours
Self-study
Lectures
Seminars Practical
1
Theory, Research Programs and
Social-Scientific Pursuit
Approaches to International
Relations
Contemporary Debates & Case
Studies
2
3
the topic
10
8
2
classes
4
10
8
2
4
14.5
11.5
3
5.5
34.5
16
7
13.5
Assessment scheme
5.1 Assessment criteria
Lecture Attendance/Participation 30%
Seminar Attendance/Participation 30%
Seminar Presentation: 40%
Course content, Texts, & Core Literature
1.
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3.
4.
Overview & Logistic of Course
PART I: Theory, Research Programs and Social-Scientific Pursuit
Theory and its role in social-scientific inquiry
 Viotti, Raul R. & Mark Kauppi V. “What is theory?” in Paul R. Viotti & Mark V. Kauppi, eds.
International Relations Theory: Realism, Pluralism, Globalism and Beyond, Allyn and Bacon,
Boston, 1999. pp. 3-5.
 Van Evera, Stephen. “Hypotheses, Laws, and Theories: A User’s Guide.” in Stephen Van Evera.
Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science, Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1997. pp.
7-48.
 Rapoport, Anatol. “Various Meanings of Theory.” American Political Science Review 52, 4
(December 1958): 972-88.
 Rosenau, James N. “Thinking Theory Thoroughly.” in Paul R. Viotti & Mark V. Kauppi, eds.
International Relations Theory: Realism, Pluralism, Globalism and Beyond, Allyn and Bacon,
Boston, 1999. pp. 29-37.
 Waltz, Kenneth N. “Laws and Theories.” in Kenneth N. Waltz. Theory of International Politics,
McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1979. pp. 1-17.
 Smith, Steve. “Positivism and Beyond.” in Steve Smith, Ken Booth and Marysia Zalewski, eds.
International Theory: Positivism and Beyond, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. pp. 1146.
 King, Gary, Robert O. Keohane, and Sydney Verba. “The Science in Social Science.” in Gary King,
Robert O. Keohane, and Sydney Verba. Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative
Research, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996. pp. 3-13.
 Waltz, Kenneth N. “Evaluating Theories.” American Political Science Review 91, 4 (December 1997):
913-17.
Basics of Rational Choice Theory
 Eriksson, Lina. “What is Rational Choice Theory?” in Lina Eriksson. Rational Choice Theory:
Potential and Limits, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. pp. 1-57.
 Elster, Jon. “Introduction.” in Jon Elster, ed. Rational Choice, Basil Blackwell, 1986. pp. 1-34.
 Monroe, Kristen. “The Theory of Rational Action: Its Origins and Usefulness for Political Science.”
in Kristen Monroe, ed. The Economic Approaches to Politics - A Critical Reassessment of the Theory
of Rational Action, HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. pp. 1-31.
 Almond, Gabriel A. “Rational Choice Theory and the Social Science.” in Kristen Monroe, ed. The
Economic Approaches to Politics, pp. 32-52.
 Riker, William. “Political Science and Rational Choice.” in James E. Alt & Kenneth A. Shepsle, eds.
Perspectives on Positive Political Economy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. pp. 163182.
 Pettit, Philip. “Three Aspects of Rational Choice Explanation.” in Philip Pettit, ed. Rules, Reasons, and
Norms, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 178-190.
Rational Choice Theory: Critique and Application
 Bohman, James. “The Limits of Rational Choice Explanation.” in James S. Coleman & Thomas J.
Fararo, eds. Rational Choice Theory: Advocacy and Critique, Sage Publications, 1992. pp. 207-229.
5.
6.
7.
8.
 Zey, Mary. “Criticism of Rational Choice Models.” in Marry Zey, ed. Decision Making - Alternatives
to Rational Choice Models, Sage Publications, 1992. pp. 9-31.
 Ferejohn, John & Debra Satz. “Rational Choice and Social Theory.” Journal of Philosophy 91, 2
(February 1994): 71-87.
 Downing, Keith. “Is it Rational to Vote? Five Types of Answer and a Solution.” British Journal of
Politics and International Relations 19, 3 (August 2005): 442-259.
 Whiteley, Paul. “Rational choice and Political Participation: Evaluating the Debate.” Political
Research Quarterly 48, 1 (March 1995): 211-233.
Institutionalism and its variants
 Steinmo, Sven. “Institutionalism.” in Nelson Polsby, ed. International Encyclopedia of the Social and
Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier Science, 2001. pp. 1-14.
 Lowndes, Vivien. “Institutionalism.” in Marsh, David & Gerry Stoker, eds. Theory and Methods in
Political Science, 2nd edition, London: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2002. Chapter 4, pp. 90-108.
 March, James G. & Johan P. Olson. “Institutional Perspectives on Politics.” in James G. March &
Johan P. Olsen. Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics, New York: Free
Press, 1989. pp. 1-19.
 Thelen, Kathleen & Sven Steinmo. “Historical Institutionalism in Comparative Politics.” in Kathleen
Thelen, Sven Steinmo & Frank Longstreth, eds. Structuring Politics: Historical Institutionalism in
Comparative Analysis, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. pp. 1-32.
 Hall, Peter and Rosemary Taylor. “Political Science and the Three New Institutionalisms.” Political
Studies 44(5): 936-957.
 Przeworski, Adam. “Institutions Matter?” Government and Opposition 39, 4 (2004): 527-540.
 Pierson, Paul. “Increasing Returns, Path Dependence, and the Study of Politics.” American Political
Science Review 94, 2 (June 2000): 251-267.
 Evens, Peter. “Development as Institutional Change: The Pitfalls of Monocropping and the Potentials
of Deliberation.” Studies in Comparative International Development 38, 4 (Winter 2004): 30-52.
 Steinmo, Sven & Jon Watts. “It’s the Institutions, Stupid! Why Comprehensive National Health
Insurance Always Fails in America.” Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 20, 2 (Summer
1995): 329-372.
Rational Choice and Institutionalism: Intersections and Complementarities
 McAnulla, Stuart. “Structure and Agency.” in Marsh, David & Gerry Stoker, eds. Theory and Methods
in Political Science, 2nd edition, London: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2002. Chapter 13, pp. 271-291.
 Eriksson, Lina. “Individuals and Institutions.” in Lina Eriksson. Rational Choice Theory: Potential and
Limits, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Chapter 5, pp. 140-169.
 Ostrom, Eleanor. “Rational Choice Theory and Institutional Analysis: Complementarities.” American
Political Science Review 85, 1 (March 1991): 237-243.
 Katznelson, Ira & Barry Weingast. “Intersections between Historical and Rational Choice
Institutionalism.” in Ira Katznelson & Barry Weingast, eds. Preferences and Situations, New York:
Russell Sage Foundation, 2005. pp. 1-24.
 Immergut, Ellen M. “The Rules of the Game: The Logic of Health Policy-Making in France,
Switzerland, and Sweden.” in Sven Steinmo & Frank Longstreth, eds. Structuring Politics: Historical
Institutionalism in Comparative Analysis, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. pp. 57-89.
PART II: Approaches to International Relations
International Relations: The State of The Discipline
 Smith, Steve. “The United States and the Discipline of International Relations: Hegemonic Country,
Hegemonic Discipline.” International Studies Review 4, 2 (Summer 2002): 67-85.
 Wæver, Ole. “The Sociology of a Not So International Discipline: American and European
Developments.” International Organization 52, 4 (Autumn 1998): 687-728.
 Walt, Stephen. “International Relations: One World, Many Theories.” Foreign Polity 110 (Spring
1998): 29-46.
 Snyder, Jack. “One World, Rival Theories.” Foreign Policy 145 (November/December 2004): 46-51.
 Sørensen, Georg. “International Relations Theory after the Cold War.” Review of International Studies
24, 5 (December 1998): 83-100.
 Brecher, Michael. “International Studies in the Twentieth Century and Beyond: Flawed Dichotomies,
Synthesis, Cumulation.” International Studies Quarterly 43, 2 (June 1999): 213-264.
 秦亚青，现代国际关系理论的沿革，《教学与研究》，2004 年第 7 期，第 56-63 页。
Realism and Neorealism
 Donnelly, Jack. “The Realist Tradition.” in Jack Donnelly. Realism and International Relations, New
York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. pp. 6-42.
 Morgenthau, Hans J. “Six Principle of Political Realism.” in Hans J. Morgenthau. Politics among
Nations: the Struggle for Power and Peace, 5th edition, Revised, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978.
pp. 4-15.
 Gilpin, Robert G. “The Richness of the Tradition of Political Realism.” International Organization 38,
2 (Spring 1984): 287-304.
 Waltz, Kenneth. “Realist Though and Neorealist Theory.” Journal of International Affairs 44, 1
(Summer 1990): 21-38.
 Holsti, Ole R. “Theories of International Relations and Foreign Policy: Realism and Its Challengers.”
in Charles W. Kegley, ed. Controversies in International Relations Theory, St. Martin’s Press, 1995.
pp. 35-64.
 Kegley, Charles Jr. “The Neoliberal Challenge to Realist Theories of World Politics: An Introduction.”
in Charles W. Kegley, ed. Controversies in International Relations Theory, St. Martin’s Press, 1995,
pp. 1-34.
 Jervis, Robert. “Realism in the Study of World Politics.” International Organization 52, 4 (Autumn
1998): 971-992.
 Nye, Joseph S. Jr. “Neorealism and Neoliberalism.” World Politics 40, 2 (Jan 1988): 235-251.
 Ashley, Richard K. “The Poverty of Neorealism.” International Organization 38, 2 (Spring 1984): 225286.
 Waltz, Kenneth. “Structural Realism after the Cold War.” International Security 25, 1 (Summer 2000):
5-41.
9. Liberalism (Neoliberalism, Neo-liberal Institutionalism)
 Zacher, Mark W. & Richard A. Matthews. “Liberal International Theory: Common Threads, Divergent
Strands.” in Charles W. Kegley, ed. Controversies in International Relations Theory, St. Martin’s
Press, 1995. pp. 107-150.
 Keohane, Robert O. & Joseph S. Nye, Jr. “Power and Interdependence Revisited.” International
Organization 41, 4 (Autumn 1987): 725-753.
 Doyle, Michael W. “Liberalism and World Politics Revisited.” in Charles W. Kegley, ed.
Controversies in International Relations Theory, St. Martin’s Press, 1995. pp. 83-106.
 Grieco, Joseph. “Anarchy and the Limits of Cooperation: A Realist Critique of the Newest Liberal
Institutionalism.” International Organization 42, 3 (Summer 1998): 485-507.
 Mearsheimer, John J. “The False Promise of International Institutions.” International Security 19, 3
(Winter 1994-95): 39-51.
 Keohane, Robert O. & Lisa Martin. “The Promise of Institutionalist Theory.” International Security
20, 1 (Summer 1995): 39-51.
 Moravcsik, Andrew. “Liberal International Relations Theory: A Scientific Assessment.” in Colins
Elman & Miriam Fendius Elman, eds. Progress in International Relations Theory, Cambridge, Mass:
MIT Press, 2003. pp. 159-204.
10. Constructivism
 Ruggie, John Gerard. “What Makes the World Hang Together? Neo-utilitarianism and the Social
Constructivist Challenge.” International Organization 52, 4 (Autumn 1998): 855-885.
 Wendt, Alexander. “Anarchy is What States Make of It: the Social Construction of Power Politics.”
International Organization 46, 2 (Spring 1992): 391-425.
 Hopf, Ted. “The Promise of Constructivism.” International Security 23, 1 (Summer 1998): 171-200.
 Copeland, Dale C. “The Constructivist Challenge to Structural Realism.” International Security 25, 2
(Fall 2000): 187-212.
 Keohane, Robert O., Stephen D. Krasner et al. “Forum on Social Theory of International Politics.”
Review of International Studies 26, 1 (2000): 123-180.
 Wendt, Alexander. “Why a World State is Inevitable.” European Journal of International Relations 9, 4
(December 2003): 491-542.
11. Non-Western Approaches to IR
 Neuman, Stephanie G. “International Relations Theory and the Third World: An Oxymoron?” in
Stephanie G. Neuman, eds. International Relations Theory and the Third World, New York: St.
Martin’s Press, 1998. pp. 1-30.
 Bilgin, Pinar. “Thinking past ‘Western’ IR?” Third World Quarterly 29, 1 (2008): 5-23.
 Puchala, Donald J. “Third World Thinking and Contemporary International Relations.” in Stephanie
G. Neuman, eds. International Relations Theory and the Third World, New York: St. Martin’s Press,
1998. pp. 133-159.
 Huang, Xiaoming. “The Invisible Hand: Modern Studies of International Relations in Japan, China,
and Korea.” Journal of International Relations and Development 10 (2007): 168-203.
 Чжан Жуйчжуан, А. Королёв. «Теория медународных отношений с китайской спецификой:
современное состояние и тенденции развития.» Проблемы Дальнего Востока №3, 2010, С. 96110.
 Tickner, Arlene B. “Hearing Latin American Voices in International Relations Studies.” International
Studies Perspectives 4 (2003): 325-350.
 Song Xinning. “Building International Relations Theory with Chinese Characteristics.” Journal of
Contemporary China 10, 26 (2001): 61-74.
PART III: Contemporary Debates in Comparative Politics and IR
12. Modernization and Dependency Theory
 Lipset, Seymour Martin. “Some Social Requisites of Democracy: Economic Development and
Political Legitimacy.” American Political Science Review, 53, 1 (Mar. 1959): 69-105.
 Przeworski, Adam & Fernando Limongi. “Modernization: Theories and Facts.” World Politics 49, 2
(January 1997): 155-183.
 Arat, Zehra F. “Democracy and Economic Development: Modernization Theory Revisited.”
Comparative Politics 21, 1 (October 1988): 21-36.
 Lipset, Seymour Martin. “The Social Requisites of Democracy Revisited: 1993 Presidential Address.”
American Sociological Review 59, 1 (February 1994): 1-22.
 Viotti, Raul R. & Mark Kauppi V. “Globalism: Dependency and the Capitalist World-System,” in Paul
R. Viotti and Mark V. Kauppi, eds. International Relations Theory: Realism, Pluralism, Globalism
and Beyond, Allyn and Bacon, Boston 1999. pp. 341-364.
 Immanuel Wallerstein. “Patterns and Perspectives of the Capitalist World-Economy.” in Paul R. Viotti
and Mark V. Kauppi, eds. International Theory: Realism, Pluralism, Globalism and Beyond, Allyn
and Bacon, Boston, 1999. pp. 369-376.
13. Democratization
 Carothers, Thomas. “The End of the Transition Paradigm.” Journal of Democracy 13, 1 (January
2002): 5-21.
 Wang Shaoguang. “Democracy and State Effectiveness.” in Natalia Dinello and Vladimir Popov, eds.
Political Institutions and Development: Failed Expectations and Renewed Hopes, Cheltenham, UK:
Edward Elgar, 2007. pp. 140-167.
 Rose, Richard and Doh Chull Shin. “Democratization Backward: The Problem of Third Wave
Democracies.” British Journal of Political Science 31, 2 (April 2001): 331-354.
 Schmitter, Philippe C. 2005. “Democratization and State Capacity,” X Congreso Internacional del
CLAD sobre la Reforma del Estado y de la Administración Pública, Santiago, Chile, 2005, October
18-21.
 Rustow, Dankwart. “Transition to Democracy: Toward a Dynamic Model.” Comparative Politics 2, 3
(April 1970): 337-363.
 Barro, Robert J. “Determinants of Democracy.” Journal of Political Economy 107, S6 (December
1999): S158-S183.
 Shen, Ce & John B. Williamson. “Corruption, Democracy, Economic Freedom, and State Strength: A
Cross-national Analysis.” International Journal of Comparative Sociology 46, 4 (2005): 327-345.
14. Democratic Peace Theory
 Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, James D. Morrow, Randolph M. Siverson, Alastair Smith. “An
Institutional Explanation of the Democratic Peace.” American Political Science Review 93, 4
(December 1999): 791-807.
 Russett, Bruce, Christopher Layne, David E. Spiro & Michael W. Doyle. “Democratic Peace.
Correspondence.” International Security 19, 4 (Spring 1995): 164-184.
 Layne, Christopher. “Kant or Cant: The Myth of the Democratic Peace.” International Security 19, 2
(Autumn 1994): 5-49.
 Oren, Ido. “The Subjectivity of the ‘Democratic’ Peace: Changing U.S. Perceptions of Imperial
Germany.” International Security 20, 2 (Autumn 1995): 147-184.
 Own, John M. “How Liberalism Produces Democratic Peace.” International Security 19, 2 (Autumn
1994): 87-125.
 Rosato, Sebastian. “The Flawed Logic of Democratic Peace Theory.” The American Political Science
Review 97, 4 (November 2003): 585-602.
15. Ethnic Conflict {TBD}
Other course requirements or recommendations
Students will arrive knowing much of the material in Russian and target language;
so will research topics seminars to grow familiar with English terms.
Methods of routine assessment and final evaluation
Types of routine assessment tasks
Sample questions or tasks for seminar groups:
1. Discuss how would you apply the insights you gained from the lecture
2. Discuss how [this] method can be useful in your present course work
Questions for evaluation of student learning
Students will be expected to know well their seminar presentation area,
and be able to use the methods and facts presented in lecture for analysis.
Sample questions for the evaluation
How would you apply the IR theories to your thesis work?
Which of the authors approaches is more appropriate in your area?
Grading policy
Lecture Attendance/Participation 30%
Seminar Attendance/Participation 30%
Seminar Presentation: 40%
Course literature
Core textbooks
James S. Coleman & Thomas J. Fararo, eds. Rational Choice Theory: Advocacy and Critique, Sage
Publications, 1992.
Paul R. Viotti & Mark V. Kauppi, eds. International Relations Theory: Realism, Pluralism, Globalism and
Beyond, Allyn and Bacon, Boston, 1999.
Core literature
See 6.o above
Supplementary instruction material
See 6.0 above
Reference books, dictionaries, encyclopedias
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Asian Regional Governance
Mikhail Karpov, PH D, Associate Professor
Perhaps the defining event for the international system in the 19th and 20th centuries was the formation of the
global market. By the 1900’s European powers and the United States had ultimately subjugated the world.
Capitalism penetrated the East and cheap Western goods began to flood Asian markets resulting in the
bankruptcy of millions of handicraft workers. Defeated in a series of wars, Asian states were forced to pay
indemnities to the victors and the tax burden rose sharply. Thus, Asia’s inclusion in the world economy led to
a profound economic and social crisis.
This caused an impressive growth of Nationalism in the capitalist periphery and the subsequent rise of an
Asian revolutionary movement. By the second half of the 20th century some of the Nationalist Revolutions
had succeed. One of the most significant was a revolution in China.
This course seeks to understand the trajectory of the Chinese National Revolution through the late 20th
century. The emphasis will be upon an analysis of social, cultural, and political history of Chinese
Communist Nationalism mainly represented by two figures: Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.
Without a doubt Mao was one of the greatest Utopians of the 20th century, but unlike Lenin and Stalin not
only was he a political adventurer but also a national revolutionary. Not only did he promote radical
economic and social reforms, but he also brought about an anti-imperialist revolution in former semi-colonial
China and he united Mainland China that had been engulfed in a civil war. China’s “peasant revolution” was
the opening act in what promised to be a dramatic era of peasant revolutions throughout the postcolonial
world.
His successor Deng Xiaoping played a decisive role in the fate of Mao’s main creation, socialist China by
breaking-up the system of Maoism. However, his embrace of capitalist economics remained within a
totalitarian political framework. He focused upon the completion of the Nationalist Revolution by
transforming China into a highly modernized socialist state.
Textbooks
Jonathan D. Spence. The Search for Modern China. 2nd ed. (New York: W. W. Norton, 1999).
Alexander V. Pantsov with Steven I. Levine. Mao: The Real Story (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2012).
Social Hierarchy and Gender Issues in East Asia
Prof.E.Steiner
This course, which has a subtitle “Sino-Japanese Cultural Contexts,” is devoted to the analysis of various
aspects of social, spiritual, artistic, and gender patterns of Japan (and China, Korea, and India to the extent
needed for better comprehension of the sources of Japanese tradition). The focal point of the course is
mediaeval Kamakura-Muromachi epochs, when most of crucial societal and cultural phenomena salient for
the whole Japanese civilization originated or flourished. At the same time the chronological and geographic
scope of the materials under scrutiny oscillates from Shakyamuni to the 20th century Zen masters or – while
discussing gender interaction – from archaic ritual poetry utagaki to early modern love songs.
The course is custom-designed by the instructor and built on his own research and publications. The close
reading of the period literary and visual texts is a feature.
Most lectures are conducted with PPP of original artefacts; handouts of texts are provided.
International Relations in Northeast Asia
Professor Alexey Maslov
Overview of the course
This course focuses on the main trends and factors of the present-day International Relations in Northeast
Asia, including China, Japan, Korea and Russia. In general we will concentrate upon bilateral and multilateral
relations in this region as well to the impact of globalization to this region and the role played by external
powers. In this course we will stress on most important functional features of the emerging regional order:
economics, globalization, and regional security.
This course is mainly based on the readings and it means that for each class you have to read a lot to
understand the different approaches to international Relations in NE Asia.
This intensive course, although emphasizing the period 2000’, will also considers, albeit briefly, the legacy of
earlier times and its impact on the North-East Asia in the 20th century. This course examines NE Asia as a
regional subsystem in the international system, focusing on security, economic ties and transnational societal
relations in the region.
The course will draw upon theories and questions found in the international relations literature to examine
whether NE Asia is a coherent region. The course is divided in two parts. The first provides an overview to
the general theory of international relations in NE Asia, model or regional and sub-regional relations, the
legacy of history for the region. Attention is paid to continuities and discontinuities in state formation and
foreign policy, regime types, and political culture. The second part covers developments in the international
relations of Northeast Asia since the end of the Cold War. It also stresses on the case studies of regional
conflicts, development of regional organizations (NGOs, etc.), non-state actors, analyses most important
bilateral relations (China-Japan, Japan-Korea, China-Korea, etc.) and multilateral relations.
In the second part of this course we will discuss the flashpoints in NE Asian international politics, e.g.
territorial claims, battle for recourses, denuclearization, conflict resolution and the search for the new
architecture of NE Asia. We will analyze the interplay between world and regional powers, alongside the
foreign policies of the main actors in the region. Special attention is also given to trends in Asian regionalism
(politics, security, economy). This course will also look at the prospects of Asian community building and
address the traditional and changing roles of external powers (the US, Europe, and Russia), regional powers
(China and Japan). Also we will analyze the role of regional organizations (e.g. the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization), NGOs, the role of ASEAN, and gradually emerging multilateral regional architecture; the
problems of Korean peninsula, etc.
Rational
Northeast Asia may be a geographical region, but it is not a political region in most meanings of the
term. Nonetheless Northeast Asia contains three major powers and is closely involved with the United States
and global politics. China, Japan and Russia are each a formidable part of the region as are the smaller states
of South Korea, North Korea and Mongolia.
China was once the powerful center of Northeast Asia. It had formed a close relationship with Korea
and was influential in Japanese culture. Relations with Russia were often controversial with initial Chinese
influence in the Russian Far East, then Russian movement into northeast China in the late Qing dynasty, and
now Russian fears of Chinese labor and commercial enterprises in Siberia and the Russian Far East. There
were those who glorify the Sinocentric Confucian order and those who fear its return.
Japan has always played a special role in Northeast Asia. By virtue of its island status, Japan has been
able to both stay aloof of regional maneuvering at times and borrow elements that seem to its advantage at
other times. Japan has played its own power politics in the region, including the Russo-Japanese War (19041905) and the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) and the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-45) as well as the longterm occupation of Korea. On the one hand, the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere still resonates in the
Asia Pacific today. On the other hand, Japan's economic power and governmental stability have provided a
new model for prosperity and modernization.
Russia has its own legacy in Northeast Asia. Russia was at times an important protector of Korea with
a great interest in the Russian Far East and at other times neglectful of a region that is at the opposite ends of a
continent from the capital. The trans Siberian railroad is indicative of Russia's great expanse and sometimespowerful role in the region. The Kurile Islands (or Northern Territories) are still disputed between Russia and
Japan. Russia made its own attempt to make Northeast Asia a political region.
The Korean peninsula has often been a pawn and a player in these struggles among these dominant
powers. For centuries, Korea was a close part of the Sinocentric Confucian order with differing levels of
dependence and independence, but a sophisticated culture and political system. As the Sinocentric order
waned, Korea found itself in the midst of power plays by China, Russia and Japan as well as Western powers,
retreating into the Hermit Kingdom. Since the end of Japanese occupation in 1945, the Korean peninsula has
not only been the site of the first global 'proxy war' of the Cold War but also has remained divided into North
and South. South Korea successfully weathered the 1997-98 and 2003, 2008 Asian and World financial crisis,
retaining its status as a global economy.
Mongolia was once a great empire. Bursting on the stage of world politics in the 13th century, Genghis
Khan was the Mongol warrior and leader who built a vast empire that stretched from Mongolia across China,
Central Asia to Eastern Europe. Retracted into its national borders, Mongolia has taken a more independent
stance since the collapse of the Soviet Union and now diplomatically maneuvers between the two giants that
surround its borders, Russia and China. Nonetheless, Genghis Khan remains a symbol of a time when these
horsemen of the steppe ruled half the known world.
The legacy of Northeast Asia remains that of a mix of great powers and smaller neighbors. Although
China, Russia and Japan have all attempted to create a Northeast Asia political region, the results have not
endured. The world's attention is once again drawn to Northeast Asia with the nuclear crisis on the Korean
peninsula, where yet again the dominant powers are all trying to assert their interests.
Today NE Asia is the most important among the world's diverse regions, whether the measure be
economic, political, or strategic. It is here that the four major global powers interact most closely, with their
domestic and foreign policies having a global impact. China, Japan and Russia are each a part of the region,
and the United States, while not geographically present, is deeply involved in every respect.
Second, while economic conditions within the region vary greatly, there are reciprocal assets and
needs. Hence, this region constitutes a natural economic territory, with ever expanding economic interaction
certain in the years ahead.
Thirdly, each nation-state within the region must contend with three powerful and semi-conflictual
forces, namely, internationalism, nationalism, and communalism. Internationalism is expanding in a variety of
ways despite the fact of huge differences in cultural, political and economic Nationalism is also on the rise,
partly in response to internationalist "threats", partly as a substitute for ideology, now in decline, as a means of
strengthening citizens' loyalty and allegiance to the state. In the political sphere, the basic trend is that from
authoritarianism in its various forms to greater political openness
Aims of the course:
- provide an introduction to the domestic and international politics of Northeast Asia;
- provide an overview of the regional policies and bilateral relationships of the major powers
- examine regional organizations and the changing nature of regional order;
- discuss the main conflictual dynamics in the region (Taiwan, North Korea);
- discuss post-Cold War continuities and changes.
- Provide a detailed introduction to the main concepts and trend of the development of foreign policy in
Northeast
- Discuss the key issues of internal development in the China, Japan, Korea countries and their foreign
policy, including role of USA and Russia, regional cooperation and tensions in the region
- Compare and contrast comprehensive security with other concepts of
security;
Learning outcomes and competences
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able
- Identify the geographical region of Northeast Asia.
- understand the nature of conflicts between NE Asian countries and main approaches for its resolving
- be able to examine main trends in the foreign policy of China, Japan, Korea and the influence of
Russia and USE in the region;
- to describe the specifics of regions of North-East Asia and summarize fundamental problems of Asia
in the context of international relations
- be familiar with the political systems of the North-East Asian countries;
- explain the linkages between local, regional, and global developments and their impact on East Asian
politics;
- describe applications of comprehensive security concepts in the NE Asia
- analyze the foreign policies of the main Northeast Asian states;
- have an understanding of the factors facilitating and hindering regional cooperation.
- to summarize political and security trends in North-East Asia, evaluate interests of key countries, and
explain causes of conflicts, current development and issues.
- Recognize the states that make up the region and their historic role in making the region the place that
it is today.
- understand the principal subregional organizations relevant to security.
assess the likelihood of stability in this powerful region.
Course Information and Policies
The structure of the course
This course is divided into several sessions, each session could comprise from one to three classes. Each
session is divided into part: short introductory lecture by instructor and the discussion. Discussion could be
presented in two forms: as a group discussion or as a presentation by one or two students and the discussion
after this presentation.
Participation and attendance
This is a graduate course and given the nature of the course students are expected to mandatory attend all
classes and to actively participate. Students are expected to attend class as well as participate in lectures,
discussions, and review sessions. As well, preparing the assigned readings is essential, due to the complexity
of the subject and the fact that the amount of material covered every week is quite large.
If you’ve missed a class you have to inform instructor before (!) the class and explain the formal reason for
that. For each unexcused absence thereafter you have to write an overview using the readings provided for the
missed class (2-3 pages). You could miss no more that two classes (sessions). In other case your final grad
will be decreased. You are responsible for keeping the professor informed of any situation that prevents you
from attending class. Students who have more than 4 unexcused absences will not pass the course
Class participation will constitute 25% of the final grade.
Readings
Readings is very important for this course. All classes will be built around discussion after reading
recommended materials. It means that if you won’t read these materials and can not discuss it content and
authors’ approaches to the problems you will get a very low final grade.
Students are expected to complete all the assigned readings on time and contribute to class discussions. In
addition, each class one or two students will be assigned to give a short commentary related to the class’s
topic and/or readings.
Discussion
We will have six group discussions and one “strategic game”. The participation is very important for the final
grade. Asking questions to instructor as well to each other (even the same question twice )is expected, indeed
strongly encouraged.
Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty
Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and it will not be tolerated. Plagiarism is the theft of someone else’s
intellectual property or presenting another person’s work as one’s own. Plagiarism is "a piece of writing that
has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work." This includes ideas as well as
specific phrases, sentences or paragraphs. To avoid plagiarism, it is essential that you use proper quotation and
citation in all the written work you submit for the course. You are responsible for handing in original work
and for citing all of your information sources.
Grading
Attendance and Class Participation - 25%
Presentation - 25%
Group Discussion and readings – 30%
Final Examination (précis) - 20
Course syllabus
The course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may be necessary.
Session 1. North East Asia as a coherent region
 The definition and structure of the continent and its regions
 State formation and regional order: East Asia in the twentieth century
 Regionalism and Integration Theory
 Regional and sub-regional system in NE Asia
 Regional Dynamics
Readings
Borthwick, Mark. Pacific Century: The Emergence Of Modern Pacific Asia, Second Edition. 2nd ed.
Westview Press, 1998, p. 3-6
Session 2. Main approaches to the theory of international relations and Foreign Policy in N-E Asia
 Main approaches to the modern International Relations in Asia:
 Nationalism, Industrialism and Imperialism
 International system and interstate structures
 Paradigms: realist, rationalist, revolutionist
 Realism, Liberalism and Constructivism
 Ideology: liberal, radical, conservative
 International Norms, Ethics and Behavior
 Formation and evolution of international norms;
 Nature, making and enforcement of international law;
 Role of moral values/ethics in international relations;
 Sovereignty, self-determination and Intervention
Readings :
Brown, Kirsten. Understanding International Relations. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, Chapter 4, p.67-84
Knutsen, Torbjorn L. History of International Relations Theory. 2nd ed. Manchester University Press, 1997.
pp. 1-7. 259-286
Session 3. History Legacy in NE Asia
 Cold War in Asia
 East Asia after the Cold war
 Nationalism and International relations in N-E Asia
Readings:
Borthwick, Mark. Pacific Century: The Emergence Of Modern Pacific Asia, Second Edition. 2nd ed.
Westview Press, 1998, p. 507-551
Session 4. Soft power for Asia
 Concept of Soft power
 Major power game in North East Asia
 China as a moderator of North Korean problem
Readings:
Nicholas J. Cul. Listening for the Hoof Beats: Implications of the Rise of Soft Power and Public Diplomacy
By // global Asia Vol. 7, No. 3, Fall 2012, pp. 8-12
Nolan Theisen. China’s Management of North Korea and the Perpetual Status Quo \\ Korea Review, Vol. II,
No. 2 November 2012, 136-157
Session 5. China’s Role in NE Asia
 Chinese interpretation of Soft power
 China’s Role in NE Asia
 Concept of foreign policy of China
 China and globalization
 WTO and International position of China
 China’s soft Power in International relations
 Isolationism of China and the policy of Great Wall
 US-China competition for power in N-E Asia
 China as a ‘partial global power’
Readings:
Zhang Yunling. Emerging Force: China in the Region and the World // global Asia Vol. 6, No. 4, Winter
2011, pp. 18-21
Zhou Qingan & Mo Jinwei. How 21st-Century China Sees Public Diplomacy As a Path to Soft Power
// Global Asia Vol. 7, No. 3, Fall 2012, pp. 18-23
Lovell, Julia. The Great Wall: China Against the World, 1000 BC-AD 2000. Atlantic Books, 2007 pp.323-348
Jacques, Martin. When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western
World. 2nd ed. Penguin Books, 2011 Ch. 13 589-616, 624-636
Guthrie, Doug. China and Globalization: The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese
Society. 3rd ed. Routledge, 2012, chapter 8, 261-298
Session 6. Changing Japan in Asia Pacific
 The role and position of Japan in the contemporary world
 Japanese economy and Japanese policy in NE Asia
 Island State and struggle for supremacy
 A Chinese View of the U.S.-Japanese Alliance
 Japan's Shifting Strategy Toward the Rise of China
Readings:
Jeffrey W. Hornung. Japan and the Asia-Pacific. From APEC 2011 to APEC 2012: American and Russian
Perspectives on Asia-Pacific Security and Cooperation. Honolulu : Asia-Pacific Center for Security
Studies;: 2012, pp. 138-150
Kazuo Ogoura. From Ikebana to Manga And Beyond: Japan’s Cultural and Public Diplomacy Is Evolving //
Global Asia Vol. 7, No. 3, Fall 2012, pp. 24-29
Session 7. Korea in NE Asia
 Korean War and the divided peninsula
 Korea Search for Global recognition
 North Korean factor for the N-E Asia
 Chinese factor for North Korea
Readings:
Yul Sohn. Middle Powers’ Like South Korea Can’t Do Without Soft Power And Network Power // Global
Asia Vol. 7, No. 3, Fall 2012, pp. 31-34
Bonnie S. Glaser and Brittany Billingsley. China–North Korean Ties
in the Wake of the Death of Kim Jong
Il/ Korea Review, Vol. II, No. 2 November 2012, 105-135
Han S. Park North Korea as a U.S.-China Flashpoint? // Korea Review, Vol. II, No. 2 November 2012, pp. 1228
Wu-Suk Cho Riding the Korean Wave From ‘Gangnam Style’ To Global Recognition
// Global Asia Vol. 7, No. 3, Fall 2012, pp. 35-38
Session 8. US factor and International situation in NE Asia
 US policy in NE Asia
 Triangle US-China-Japan
 Multilateral mode of cooperation
 Military Cooperation
 Models: US-China, US-Japan
 China Reaction to US policy in Asia
Readings:
Rouben Azizian. United States and the Asia-Pacific: Balancing Rhetoric and Action // From APEC 2011 to
APEC 2012: American and Russian Perspectives on Asia-Pacific Security and Cooperation. Honolulu : AsiaPacific Center for Security Studies;: 2012, pp. 114-127
Michael J. Green American Aims: Realism Still Prevails Over Community Idealism // Global Asia Vol. 5, No.
1, pp . 32-36
Susan Shirk. American Hopes: An Agenda for Cooperation That Serves US Interests // Global Asia Vol. 5,
No. 1, pp . 27-31
Roy D. China’s Reaction to US predominance // From APEC 2011 to APEC 2012: American and Russian
Perspectives on Asia-Pacific Security and Cooperation. Honolulu : Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies;:
2012, pp. 114-127
Yuan Peng. Awaiting the Handshake: China-US Relations Are the Key to Stability In Northeast Asia
By // Global Asia Vol. 6, No. 2, summer 2011, 34-37
Session 9. Russia in NE Asia
 Russia as a regional power
 Hope for new role in Asia
 Battle for Russian resources and cooperation in Russian Far East
Readings:
Viacheslav Amirov. Russian, Japan and Asia Pacific // From APEC 2011 to APEC 2012: American and
Russian Perspectives on Asia-Pacific Security and Cooperation. Honolulu: Asia-Pacific Center for
Security Studies; 2012, pp.127-137
Tsuneo Akaha. Distant Neighbor. Russia’s Search to Find Its Place in East Asia // Global Asia Vol. 7, No. 2,
summer 2012, 8-21
Jonathan Berkshire Miller. It’s Time for a ‘Grand Bargain’ Between Japan and Russia// Global Asia Vol. 7,
No. 2, summer 2012, 58-63
Nodari Simonia & Victor Sumsky As an APEC Summit Nears, So Does a Moment of Truth For Putin and
Russia in Asia // Global Asia Vol. 7, No. 2, summer 2012, 28-37
Stephen Blank. (Multi) Polar Bear? Russia’s Bid for Influence in Asia // Global Asia Vol. 7, No. 2, summer
2012, pp. 23-2 7
10. Flashpoints and Conflict resolution in Modern NE Asia
 Military and economic concerns for Asia
 Territorial claims
 Crisis in the Taiwan Straits
Readings:
Zhang Tuosheng. Territorial Disputes: Compromise, Co-operate, And Keep Conversing // Global Asia Vol. 6,
No. 2, summer 2011, 42-45
Zhang Baohui. Taiwan & China: The Honeymoon That Never Got As Far as Finland // Global Asia Vol. 6,
No. 1, spring 2011 , pp . 68-75
Avery Goldstein & Edward D. Mansfield When Fighting Ends Global Asia Vol. 6, No. 2, summer 2011, pp.
8-17
Mark J. Valencia High-Stakes Drama: The South China Sea Disputes global Asia Vol. 7, No. 3, Fall 2012б
p. 56-73
Session 11. Security Architecture of NE Asia
 Security trends in EA Asia
 Asian Security & Conflict Management
 Understanding of security concepts for East Asia: from personal to comprehensive
 Security Dynamics in NE Asia: Geopolitics vs. Regional Institutions
 Security demands and regionalism
 Political conflict management in Asia: general approach for “Asian way”
 Social conflict management: comparative case studies for China and Korea
Readings:
G. John Ikenberry. A New East Asian Security Architecture // Global Asia Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 8-11
Michael Horowitz Information Age Weaponry and the Future Shape of Security in East Asia // Global Asia
Vol. 6, No. 2, summer 2011, pp. 50-53
Miles Kahler Weak Ties Don’t Bind: Asia Needs Stronger Structures to Build Lasting Peace // //
Global Asia Vol. 6, No. 2, summer 2011, pp. 18-23
Jessica Ear and James Campbell Regional Cooperation on Disaster Management and Health Security:
APEC and Comprehensive Regional Strategy –
Session 12. Toward a new Regional order in N-E Asia
 Economic regionalism in NE Asia
 Competition and Primacy in NE Asia
 Trends: isolation and integration
 Financial Crisis and Regionalism
 Nation’s branding and rebranding
 Nonstate Actors (NSAs) in Asia
 Global and Regional Interstate Organizations in Asia
Readings:
Wu Xinbo Building Closer Ties: Economic Regionalism’s Impact on Security //global asia Vol. 6, No. 2,
summer 2011, 24-29
Alexander L. Vuving. What Regional Order for the Asia-Pacific? China’s Rise, Primacy Competition, and
Inclusive Leadership, From APEC 2011 to APEC 2012: American and Russian Perspectives on AsiaPacific Security and Cooperation. Honolulu: Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, 2012.pp. 213-224
Keith Dinnie. More Than Tourism: The Challenges of Nation Branding in Asia // Global Asia Vol. 7, No. 3,
Fall 2012, pp. 13-17
Borthwick, Mark. Pacific Century: The Emergence Of Modern Pacific Asia, Second Edition. 2nd ed.
Westview Press, 1998, p. 507-551
Session 13. Regional cooperation and perspective development within the region
 Forms of Cooperation in NE Asia
 Military and economic concerns for Asia
 Japan-China-US Strategic Dialogue
 Transregional Linkages and Regional Dynamics: The NE Asian Regional Economy
 Battle for Resources and cooperation
 NGOs and block-building strategy
Readings:
Hitoshi Tanaka. Asia Uniting: Many Tiers, One Goal // Global Asia Vol. 5, No. 1 8-11, pp . 17-21
Avery Goldstein & Edward D. Mansfield When Fighting Ends // Global Asia Vol. 6, No. 2, summer
2011, pp. 8-17
Yukiko Fukagawa. Asia Is Weathering the Global Economic Storm, But Can It Do Better?
// Global Asia Vol. 7, No. 3, Fall 2012, pp. 78-85
An Enduring But Elusive Idea: Peace Through Cooperation // Global Asia Vol. 7, No. 3, Fall 2012, pp.
108-113
Danielle Cohen & Jonathan Kirshner Myth-Telling: The Cult of Energy Insecurity and China-US
Relations // Global Asia Vol. 6, No. 2, summer 2011pp. 38-41
Questions for Study and Group Discussion (examples):
 Do Asian common values exist?
 Is Asia United is possible?
 How do we define and measure levels of conflict and cooperation in the region?
 Can Russia reconstruct it Far East without external help?
 Allies and opponents of Russia in NE Asia
 NE Asian territorial conflicts – could they be resolved? . What problems remain unresolved between
the states in Northeast Asia?
 Since the historical attempts at creating a political region have failed, is it safe to assume that
Northeast Asia may never be a political region rather than an assembly of competing political powers?
Does this mean that Northeast Asia is likely to be stable in the future?
 Are there distinctive patterns in East Asia’s international relations?
 How are regional patterns of interaction affected by history, balance of power, international
institutions and culture?
 What is the likelihood of conflict on the Korean peninsula? Can the dominant powers with their
diverse national interests arrive at an acceptable compromise?
 What new roles are subregional organizations undertaking since the end of the Cold War and are do
they need to modify to meet the challenge? Is the Shanghai Cooperation Organization the possible
foundation for wider cooperation in the region?
 What problems remain unresolved between the states in Northeast Asia?
Précis Assignment
A précis is short and concise summary of a scholarly book, approximately 1000 words in length.
1. A précis is not a book review or a critique. A précis should capture the essence of a longer argument,
summarizing the argument, theory and data presented by the work's author.
2. You can criticize, approve, agree or disagree with the shown material. In any case essay should have a
critical design and reflect your independent thinking. Any thesis or statement should be proved by
historical or socio-cultural analysis.
3. It’s better to concentrate in several most important ideas than to try to write “in general”. Be brief, laconic,
and specific in developing your ideas
4. Good English is mostly welcomed.
You can ask for the recommended book from the instructor or you can propose the book by yourself
1. Beasley, W. G. The Rise of Modern Japan: Political, Economic and Social Change Since 1850. 2nd ed.
St. Martin's Press, 1995.
2. Beasley, W. G. The Rise of Modern Japan: Political, Economic and Social Change Since 1850. 2nd ed.
St. Martin's Press, 1995.
3. Chang, Gordon. The Coming Collapse of China. 2nd ed. Arrow Books, 2003.
4. Ferdinand, Peter. Governance in Pacific Asia: Political Economy and Development from Japan to
Burma. Continuum, 2012.
5. Guthrie, Doug. China and Globalization: The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of
Chinese Society. 3rd ed. Routledge, 2012.
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2000.
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Columbia University Press, 2012.
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2007.
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10. Jacques, Martin. When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the
Western World. 2nd ed. Penguin Books, 2011.
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(Kynge, James. China Shakes the World: A Titan's Rise and Troubled Future -- and the Challenge for
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Governance and Politics in Asia
Dr. Alexander Korolev (Ph.D.)
Course Outline
Good governance promotion has become one of the key objectives of international aid agencies and
foreign policy of certain countries. Despite significant external development interventions in poor
countries towards building “good governance”, there has been little success. Why might this be?
The aim of this course is to examine the politics of good governance promotion. The first part of the
course focuses on the general theoretical and practical aspects of good governance agenda and looks
at the main economic and political actors involved in the good government promotion. Also,
attention is paid to the existing indicators and quantitative measurements of good governance. The
second part of the course is empirical. It considers the nature of regimes in developing countries, the
legacy of colonialism and the modern political trends. Among the regions covered are Latin
America, Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. Understanding the complexity of politics in developing
countries can throw light on why good governance and democracy promotion often fail.
The innovative aspect of this course lies in the fact that it introduces students to the state-of-art
quantitative measures in good governance research. Students will explore the amenability of broad
principles of good governance to direct observation and quantification, and will learn how to
understand statistical information. Among the questions addressed are: are objective indicators
objective? What are the major purposes and problems with quantification of good governance? Can
good governance be studied using statistical methods? How can we do that?
Course Materials
Electronic copies of all course materials are provided by the teacher.
Requirements
1. Students are required to read and synthesize all materials before coming to class. You are also
encouraged to search and read relevant articles in Russian.
2. Students are required to lead-off discussion on a rotating basis. These presentations entail a 1520 minute presentation of the week‟s readings. Rather than simply summarizing the reading
under question (presumably all will have read it), the discussion leader should critically engage
with the material and tease out special questions or problems that appear worthy of attention.
Students are to show the relevance of the reading to broader issues under consideration. In
preparation for the seminar, the discussion leader is required to prepare a one page discussion
guideline that can be shared via e-mail with other seminar participants.
3. Students must pass a final paper exam based on theoretical and empirical questions designed by
the teacher. Students will receive the questions at least one week prior to the end of the course
and will be allowed to choose two questions they are interested in (one theoretical and one
empirical) and provide written answers. Each answer should be no less than 1000 words.
Absentee policy
Attendance is critical. Students are allowed one absence during the course of the module. For each
additional absence students must write 1000 words summary of the readings for the missed class. In
this paper, due at the beginning of the next class, you must discuss the main themes and debates
raised by the authors. If you do not submit this summary paper at the beginning of the next class or
it is of poor quality, you will lose a half grade on your final grade.
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Grading
Grades will be assigned on the following basis:
• Attendance and active participation: 25%
• Discussion leaders presentation: 25% each)
• Final paper exam (50%)
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PART I: Concepts, measurements and politics of good governance
1. Overview & introductory lecture (Jan. 14)
The first class is an introductory lecture on the conceptual and practical issues surrounding the good
governance agenda: i) the definition of governance, how governance differs from government, and
why this distinction is important; ii) the main conceptual and practical difficulties associated with
the good governance agenda; iii) “political conditionality,” “selectivity” and “good governance.”
After-class Readings:
Sam Agere (2000), Promoting good governance: principles, practices and perspectives. Vol. 11.
Read pp. 1-23: “Conceptual Issues” and pp. 84-100: “The Role of the State in Creating a
Conductive Environment.”
Ved P. Nanda (2006), “The „Good Governance‟ Concept Revisited.”
Merilee S. Grindle (2004), “Good Enough Governance: Poverty Reduction and Reform in
Developing Countries.”
Cynthia Hewitt de Alcántara (2002), “Uses and abuses of the concept of governance.”
2. The “Politics” of good governance (Jan. 22)
Is good governance promotion intrinsically political? Is it more about “management” or “politics”?
What is the role of the World Bank, IMF, UN and other international organizations in formulating
good governance criteria? Are their resource allocation policies under the good governance agenda
unbiased or rather serving interests of some countries while harming the others‟?
Readings:
Adrian Leftwich (1994), “Governance, the State and the Politics of Development.”
Peter Evans (2004), “Development as Institutional Change: The Pitfalls of Monocropping and
the Potentials of Deliberation.”
Oded Löwenheim (2008), “Examining the State: a Foucauldian perspective on international
„governance indicators‟.”
Ngaire Woods (2000), “The challenge of good governance for the IMF and the World Bank
Themselves.”
3. Technical aspects of good governance indicators (Jan. 29)
Technical aspects of “good governance” and state-of-art measures in good governance research: are
broad principles of good governance amenable to direct observation and measurement? Are
objective indicators objective? What are the major purposes and problems with quantifying
governance indicators?
Readings:
Daniel Kaufmann & Aart Kraay (2008), “Governance Indicators: Where are We, Where Should
We Be Going?”
Vladimir Popov (2011), “Developing New Measurement of State Institutional Capacity.”
Melissa A. Thomas (2009), “What Do the Worldwide Governance Indicators Measure?”
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PART II: Empirical Case Studies
4. Good governance issues in China (Feb. 5)
Yukyung Yeo, “Remaking the Chinese State and the Nature of Economic Governance? The
early appraisal of the 2008 „super-ministry‟ reform.”
Lee, James and Zhu, Ya-peng(2006) 'Urban governance, neoliberalism and housing reform in
China',
Fulong Wu, “China‟s Changing Urban Governance in the Transition Towards a More Marketoriented
Economy.”
Sebastian Heilmann, “Policy Experimentation in China‟s Economic Rise”
Zhu Yuchao, “„Performance Legitimacy‟ and China‟s Political Adaptation Strategy.”
5. Good governance in Latin America (Feb. 12)
Alex E. Fernandez Jilberto, “The political economy of neoliberal governance in Latin America:
The case of Chile”
Norma Giarraca & Miguel Teubal, “„Que se vayan todos‟: Neoliberal collapse and social protest
in Argentian.”
Barbara Hogenboom, “Governing Mexico‟s market democracy.”
Chris Van Der Borgh, “Triple transition and governance in El Salvador.”
6. Russia and Eastern Europe (Feb. 19)
Ander Mommen, “Playing Russian roulette: Putin in search of good governance.”
Andrey S. Mararychev, “Between globalization and sub-national politics: Russian think tanks
and liberalism.”
David Chandler, “„Good governance‟ can make bad governance: A study of international anticorruption
initiatives in Bosnia-Herzegovina.”
Hans Van Zon, “Clanism and predatory capitalism: The rise of a neoliberal nomenclature in
Asian Security and Conflict Management
Mikhail Karpov, PH D, Associate Professor
Outline: The course is focused on the dynamics of relations between the US and People’s Republic of China
in the context of Asian Pacific security management. The relations between these two key powers in the
region of East Asia are to be analyzed and discussed from the following angles:
Classification of their dynamics as to the main paradigms of modern International Relations and International
Conflict Management;
Mutual perceptions of the US and China with the special emphasis on the Chinese concept of “trust” in
International Relations;
Domestic security issues facing the Chinese government;
Chinese political culture and worldview.
Given the fact that the focus of American security policy is currently under the process of its redirection
towards the Asian Pacific region (the concept of Transpacific Cooperation) and with aggravating territorial
tensions between China and its East Asian neighbors the contents of the proposed course will inevitably
embrace Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese issues.
Specificity of the proposed course lies also in the fact that it presumes that foreign policy formation –
especially for China - cannot be studied untied from the problems of the parties concerned worldviews,
domestic development and security. Hence the due amount of course material is devoted to the special aspects
of Chinese political culture and those issues of its domestic developmental model which may have a feasible
impact on the Beijing’s policy decision making regarding the US. It has especially to do with such issue as,
for example, currency evaluation which periodically generates tensions between China and the US.
Syllabus: The proposed course will sequentially dwell upon the following issues:
Main theories and paradigms of modern International Relations.
Main concepts of International Crisis and Conflict Management.
Chronological account for the US – China relations since the end of Cold War with the references to
important issues of their bilateral relations in earlier times.
The outlay of the Chinese worldview, its perceptions of International security and the concept of “trust” in
Chinese political culture.
Chinese domestic developmental model and its possible impact on Beijing’s foreign policy formation. The
issue of “undervalued Yuan” in Sino – American relations and its implications for Chinese domestic security.
The issue of Taiwan in Sino – American relations from the perspective of socio-political processes underway
on the island.
The issues of Japan and Korean Peninsular in the context of Sino – American bilateral relations and Asian
Pacific security.
Russian dilemmas as to dynamics of Sino – American relations. Russia’s Chinese and American “challenges”.
Competing scenarios of East Asian security prospects in the context of “presumed Sino – American rivalry”.
Prerequisites: Marks of the students are based on participation in discussions on readings, lectures and
individual presentations.
Economic Development in East Asia
Prof. Seung-Hoon Lee (Seoul National University)
Session 1: Economic Development and Economic Catch-Up
- Industrial Revolution and Industrialization
- Widening Gap between Advanced and Less Developed Economies
- R. Prebisch Thesis and Development by Trade
Reading
Hernando De Soto, The Mystery of Capital, Basic Books (New York), 2000.
Mancur Olson, Power and Prosperity, Basic Books (New York), 2000.
Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty, Penguin Books (New York), 2005.
★Seung-Hoon LEE, “Learning from Developed Countries,” in The Industrialization of the South Korean
Economy, unpublished manuscript, 2011. (Reading 1)
Session 2: Capital, Technology, and Entrepreneurial Capability
- Vicious Circle from Bottleneck of Capital and Technology
- Entrepreneurs’ Role in Economic Development
Reading
Joseph A. Schumpeter, The Theory of Economic Development, Oxford University Press (New York),
1961.
Seung-Hoon LEE, “Importance of Entrepreneurial Talent,” in The Industrialization of the South Korean
Economy, unpublished manuscript, 2011.
Session 3: South Korea’s export-led growth
- Savings Gap, Foreign Exchanges Gap
- Import-Substituting and Export-Oriented Industrialization
- Sovereign Debt Guarantee for Foreign Loan
- Government-Directed Financing of Bank Credits
Reading
Alice H. Amsden, Asia’s Next Giant, Oxford (New York), 1989.
Byung Nak Song, The Rise of Korean Economy, Oxford (Oxford), 1994.
World Bank Country Study, Korea, Managing the Industrial Transition, vol. 1 and 2, The World Bank
(Washington), 1992.
Lee-Jay Cho and Yoon Hyung Kim, eds., Economic Development in the Republic of Korea – A Policy
Perspective, East-West Center, 1991
“The 1960s – Beginning of Industrialization in Earnest,” in Seung-Hoon LEE(2011).2
Session 4: Chaebols
- Heavy and Chemical Industry
- Firm-Specific Subsidies and Restructuring
- Performances and Problems
Reading
Seung-Hoon Lee, “Korean Chaebols – Formational Background, Performances and Problems,” Working
Paper, 2005.
Sea-Jin Chang, Financial Crisis and Transformation of Korean Business Groups – The Rise and Fall of
Chaebols, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge), 2003.
Session 5: Agriculture and Labor
- From Agrarian to Industrial Economy
- Sustaining Employment, Saving Foreign Exchanges, and Supporting Senior Citizens
- Development owing to Cheap Labor
- Hostile Industrial Relations
Reading
Young-bum Park and Chris Leggett, “Employment Relations in Korea,” in Greg J. Bamber & Russell D.
Lansbury, eds., International & Comparative Employment Relations, SAGE (London), 1998.
Dae Il Kim, “The Korean Labor Market: The Crisis and After,” in David T. Coe and Se-Jik Kim, eds.,
Korean Crisis and Recovery, International Monetary Fund and Korea Institute for International Economic
Policy, 2002.
Session 6: Financial Industry, Service Industries and Compressed Growth
- Compressed Growth only in Industrial Activities
- Financial Industry and Service Industries
- Social Cohesion and Social Welfare
Reading
Dani Rodrik, “Understanding Policy Reform,” Journal of Economic Literature, March 1996, pp. 9-41.
Session 7: Japanese Economic Development
- Meiji Restoration
- Zaibatzu : Rise and Fall
- Post World War II
Reading
★Tom Kemp, Industrialization in the Non-Western World, Chapter 2., Longman 1989 (Reading 2)
★Penelope Francks, Japanese Economic Development, Routeledge, 1992 (Reading 3)3
Session 8: Hong Kong and Singapore
- Adaptive Indigenous Entrepreneurship
- Multinational Corporations
Reading
Michael Sarel, Growth in East Asia: What We Can and What We Cannot Infer, International Monetary Fund,
Washington, D.C., 1996.
“To Attain Entrepreneurial Capability – to Foster or to Host?” in Seung-Hoon LEE (2011).
Session 9: Taiwanese economic development
- Industrialization Driven by Private Sector
- Macroeconomic Stability
- Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
Reading
Robert Wade, Governing the Market, Princeton University Press, 2003.
Lawrence J. Lau, Taiwan as a Model for Economic Development, unpublished presentation.
Session 10: China Miracle
- Chinese reform
- Challenges
Reading
★Justin Yifu Lin, China Miracle Demystified, The World Bank. (Reading 4)
★Justin Yifu Lin, Fang Cai, Zhou Li, China Miracle: Development Strategy and Economic Reform, Chinese
University of Hong Kong Press, 2003. (Reading 5)
★Lawrence J. Lau, Yingyi Qian, Gerard Roland, “Reform without Losers: An Interpretation of China's
Dual-Track Approach to Transition,” in Journal of Political Economy, No.1, 2000. (Reading 6)