2014-2015 Academic Year
Winter
HURON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE 3383G JAPAN‟S INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
(Prerequisites: POL 2231E, 2245E, 2250E, 2280E, or permission of the Department)
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Alfred L. Chan
Tel.: 438-7224 Ext. 255
Huron College Rm. A212
E-mail: [email protected]
TIMES & LOCATION: Wednesdays 3:30-5:30, Rm. W101
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays 11:30-12:30, Wednesdays 12:30-2:30, and by appointment.
Course Description
This seminar course focuses on Japan‟s international relations as well as the
involvement of other states (such as the US and Russia) in the East Asia region. By
means of a number of interdisciplinary case studies, we will examine issues such as the
extent to which the changing global environment shapes the foreign relations of Japan,
the domestic determinants of Japan‟s foreign policies, the sources of interstate conflicts,
the changing security requirements, and the pattern of Japan‟s interaction with other
global powers. Special emphasis will be placed on the contemporary post-Cold War
period.
Japan has established itself as a pre-eminent global power since its recovery from
the Second World War, but the recent fluid strategic environment in East Asia and the
weakness of the Japanese economy necessitate a redefinition of its assumptions and
approaches to relations with the outside world. Therefore, current issues such as
economic expansion as a source of conflict, the problems involved in the integrations into
the world economy, the changing defense reality, and new risks and opportunities in the
regional theatre, will be explored. Specifically, we are interested in the evolving Japanese
definitions of security, the prospect of constitutional revision, and the durability of the
alliance with the US, especially since the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 and the global
financial meltdown of 2008. A central theme to be explored is the extent to which Japan
has pursued a proactive and assertive foreign policy and has been more calculating in
serving its national interests. We will also speculate about the policy options available to
Japan in the future.
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Course Learning Objectives
By the completion of the course, students should be able to think critically and
creatively about the many dimensions of the continuity and change in Japan‟s foreign
policy. Students will be familiar with the various roles (and contributions) Japan has
played or served in the globalized political economy in the twentieth-first century. They
will develop further their research, analytical and communication skills (both written and
oral) through interactive seminar discussions and written assignments.
Course Requirements and Grading
Students are expected to carefully read and study the assigned readings before every
seminar.
Seminar participation (attendance and contribution to discussion) 15%
Seminar Presentation (evaluated on the basis of the substance of presentation and ability
to stimulate discussion and to answer questions) 5%
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Term paper (due 8 March, 2015, before 3:30 p.m.)
40%
Examination (2 hrs., as scheduled by the Registrar)
40%
The term paper should be approximately 15 to 17 pages in length (3,700 to 4,250
words) and typewritten. It should not simply be a summary of the seminar readings; it
should focus on one or more specific issues on the topic during the post-Cold War
period. The bulk of the research sources must be academic. Students may also bring the
discussion up to date by using the latest available material.
All conventional rules governing footnotes (use the Chicago/Turabian style) and
bibliography must be observed. Papers without page numbers will be docked 5%. Submit
a hard copy to the essay drop box and an electronic version to Turnitin.com through
OWL. Late penalty (2% per working day) will be imposed unless both the hard copy and
electronic version are submitted on time. There is zero tolerance for plagiarism (a serious
academic offence) in my courses, and student should familiarize themselves with its
meaning and implications.
Plagiarism of ideas
Using another person's ideas, processes, or results without giving appropriate credit
Plagiarism of text
Using another person's words without giving appropriate credit
Plagiarism of text, without citing the source:
Verbatim copying
Paraphrasing
Using the text or any materials of others without acknowledging the source
Using the text of others with a few changes or mixing the others' texts without
acknowledging the source(s)
Plagiarism of text, with citing the source:
Verbatim copying
Using exact words of others with citing the origin but without using quotation marks
Inappropriate paraphrasing
Using texts of others while citing the origin but only with minor changes in the words or
structure
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The above table is adapted from:
http://politicalscience.uwo.ca/undergraduate/docs/plagiarism.pdf. I encourage all students
to take a look at it.
Required Texts
G. Hook, J. Gilson, C. Hughes, and H. Dobson, Japan‟s International Relations,
Politics, Economics and Security, Third Edition, (2012).
A number of articles from other sources to be downloaded from OWL or the Internet by
the students.
Seminar Topics, Readings and Questions (items marked by an asterisk are required
readings; the rest are recommended, especially for the tern paper)
(Items marked by an asterisk are required readings; the rest are recommended, especially
for essays)
1.
Introductory Lecture
2.
Images and the Domestic and External Determinants of Japanese Foreign
Policy. Is Japan Reactive or Proactive in Its Global Role?
With reference to the various images and metaphors employed to describe Japan‟s
foreign relations, evaluate the actual global role played by Japan. Analyse the external
and domestic determinants of Japan‟s foreign relations. Critically examine the norms that
guide Japan‟s foreign relations.
*Hook, Gilson, Hughes, and Dobson, Japan‟s International Relations, chaps.
1, 2, & 23.
David Leheny, “The Other Rashomon Story: International Norms and Continuing
Constructions of Japaneseness,” in Alisa Gaunder, ed., The Routledge
Handbook of Japanese Politics (2011), ch. 32.
Jennifer Lind, “The Haunt of History in Japan‟s Foreign Relations,” in Alisa
Gaunder, ed., The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics (2011), ch. 27.
Andrew Oros, “The Politics of National Security,” in Alisa Gaunder, ed., The
Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics (2011), ch. 28.
Eric Heginbothan & Richard Samuels, “Mercantile Realism and Japanese
Foreign Policy,” International Security, 22:4, Spring 1998.
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Tsuyoshi Kawasaki, “Postclassical Realism and Japanese Security Policy,”
Pacific Review, 14:2, 2001.
Michael Green, Japan‟s Reluctant Realism (2001).
Inoguchi Takashi & Purnendra Jain, eds., Japanese Foreign Policy Today (2000).
3.
Japan-U.S. Political and Security Relations: Continuity or Change?
Discuss the salient characteristics of Japan-U.S. political and security relations
during the Cold War period. How did these relations change up to 1991? Examine the
new dimensions of these relations in the post-Cold War period.
*Hook, Gilson, Hughes, and Dobson, Japan‟s International Relations, chaps. 3, 4,
6, 7 & appendices 1.3, 1.4, 6.1.
Michael Green, “U.S.-Japan Relations after Koizumi: Convergence or Cooling?”
The Washington Quarterly 29:4, (Autumn 2006).
“U.S.-Japan Relations,” Hearing Before the Subcommittee of East Asian and
Pacific Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States
Senate, April 15, 2010.
Michael Green and Nicholas Szechenyi, “Japan-U.S. Relations,” in Alisa Gaunder,
ed., The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics (2011), ch. 29.
Christopher Hughes, “Japan‟s Security Policy, the US-Japan Alliance, and the
„war on terror‟:Incrementalism Confirmed or Radical Leap?” Australian
Journal on International Affairs, 58:4, Dec 2004.
Yutaka Kawashima, Japanese Foreign Policy at the Crossroads (2003).
Kazuiko Togo, Japan‟s Foreign Policy (2005).
Inoguchi Takashi & Purnendra Jain, Japanese Foreign Policy Today.
Ralph Cossa, “Avoiding New Myths: US-Japan Security Relations,” Security
Dialogue, vol. 28, no. 2, 1997.
Kurt Campbell, “Energizing the U.S.-Japan Security Partnership,” Washington
Quarterly, Autumn 2000.
David Asher, “A U.S.-Japan Alliance for the Next Century,” in Orbis, Summer
1997.
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Alan Tonelson, “Time for a New U.S.-Japan Security Relationship,” Comparative
Strategy, vol. 16, 1997.
Paul Giarra, “Point of Choice, Point of Departure,” Japan Quarterly, Jan-Mar,
1997.
Mike M. Mochizuki, Towards a True Alliance: Restructuring U.S.-Japan Security
Alliance (1997).
Camerson Hurst, “The U.S.-Japan Alliance at Risk,” Orbis, winter, 1997.
4.
Japan and China: Interdependence and Rivalry?
Analyse the salient characteristics of Japan-China relations during the Cold War
and the post-Cold War period. Explain why the relationship is so strained in the 21st
century. How important is the US factor in determining how the two states relate with
one another? Evaluate the obstacles and promises for improvement in their relationship.
*Hook, Gilson, Hughes, and Dobson, Japan‟s International Relations, ch.
8, pp. 167-184, 235-237, 241-242, 248-250.
*Donald Gross, “Realizing Japan‟s Foreign Policy Goals,” ch. 8 of his The China
Fallacy (2012). Student download
Ming Wan, “Japan-China Relations: Structure or Management?” in Alisa
Gaunder, ed., The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics (2011), ch. 30.
Richard Bush, The Perils of Proximity (2010).
Akitoshi Miyashita & Yoichiro Sato, eds., Japanese Foreign Policy in Asia and
the Pacific (2001).
Jianwei Wang, “Chinese Discourse on Japan as a „Normal Country‟,” and John
Swenson-Wright, “The Limits to „Normalcy‟: Japanese-Korean Post-Cold
War Interactions,” both in Y. Soeya, M. Tadokoro and D. Welch, eds.,
Japan as a Normal Country? (2011)
Christopher Hughes, “Japan‟s Response to China‟s Rise: Regional Engagement,
Global Containment, Dangers of Collision,” International Affairs, 85:4,
2009.
Paul Smith, “China-Japan Relations and the Future Geopolitics of East Asia,”
Asian Affairs, 2009.
Inoguchi Takashi & Purnendra Jain, eds., Japanese Foreign Policy Today
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(2000).
Michael Green, Japan‟s Reluctant Realism (2001).
Yutaka Kawashima, Japanese Foreign Policy at the Crossroads (2003).
Lam Ping Er, “Japan‟s Diplomatic Initiatives in Southeast Asia,” S. Javed
Maswood, ed., Japan and East Asian Regionalism (2001).
Wolf Mendl, Japan‟s Asia Policy (1995).
Kin Wah Chin, "ASEAN: External Security Concerns in a Post-Cold War
Era," The Round Table, no. 326, April 1993.
Alan Rix, “Managing Japan‟s Aid: ASEAN,” in Bruce Koppel and Robert
Orr, eds., Japan‟s Foreign Aid (1993).
William Nester, Japan and the Third World (1992), chap. 6, "Japan and
Southeast Asia."
5.
Japan and Europe: Dialogue, Partnership, and Trilateralism?
What were the obstacles to a more effective political partnership between the two
parties up to the 1980s? To what extent have Japan-European relations changed since the
end of the Cold War? Discuss the changing nature and characteristics of the political,
economic and security cooperation between Japan and the European Union since the
1990s.
*Hook, Gilson, Hughes, and Dobson, Japan‟s International Relations, chaps. 13,
14, 16 & appendix 14.1.
*Julie Gilson, Japan and the European Union: A Partnership for the Twenty-First
Century, ch. 5. Student download
Julie Gilson, “Drifting Apart? Japan-EU Relation,” in Alisa Gaunder, ed., The
Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics (2011), ch. 31.
Wim Stokhof & Paul van der Velde, eds., Asian-European Perspectives (2001).
Simon Nutall, “Japan and the European Union: Reluctant Partners,” Survival, vol.
38, no. 2, Summer 1996.
Michael Reiterer, “Japan and the European Union: Shared Foreign Policy
Interests,” Asia Europe Journal, 4:3, Sept 2006.
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Michael Reiterer, “Japan-EU Relations after EU Enlargement,”Asia Europe
Journal, 2:1, Jan 2004.
Inoguchi Takashi and Purnendra Jain, eds., Japanese Foreign Policy Today (2000),
chap. 11.
Thomas Bourke, Japan and the Globalization of European Integration
(1996).
Yutaka Kawashima, Japanese Foreign Policy at the Crossroads (2003).
6.
Trade, Investment, and Economic Issues: Mercantilism? Developmentalism?
Liberalism? Pragmatism?
Trade, investment, and economic exchanges can be said to be the foundation of
Japan‟s global role, although they have also created a negative image of Japan and caused
frictions with other countries. What are the nature and characteristics of Japanese
investment and trade? What are the criticisms often levelled at the Japanese? With
reference to Japan‟s economic relations with the US, East Asia, and the European Union,
discuss the ways by which Japan has exercised its economic power and assumed
economic leadership.
*Hook, Gilson, Hughes, and Dobson, Japan‟s International Relations, chaps.
5, 10 & 15.
Thomas Berger, et al., eds., Japan in International Politics (2007), chap. 6.
Edward Lincoln, "Japanese Trade and Investment Issues," in D. Unger and
P. Blackburn, eds., Japan's Emerging Global Role (1993).
Makoto Sakurai, "Japan's Role in Economic Cooperation and Direct Foreign
Investment," in Y. Funabashi, ed., Japan's International Agenda (1994).
Kazumasa Iwata, "Rule Maker of World Trade: Japan's Trade Strategy and the
World Trading System," in Y. Funabashi, ed., Japan's International
Agenda (1994).
Rod Steven, Japan and the New World Order: Global Investments, Trade, and
Finance (1996).
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7.
Japan and the United Nations: Is Japan a Free Rider, an Idealist, or an
Internationalist?
Analyse Japan's evolving attitude toward the UN. Is Japan's involvement with the
United Nations passive or activist? With detailed reference to the issues of UN Security
Council representation, peacekeeping, economic and other issues, discuss whether Japan
has assumed a more assertive and/or internationalist role within the UN system in the
post-Cold War period.
*Hook, Gilson, Hughes, and Dobson, Japan‟s International Relations, chaps. 18 &
19.
*Go Ito, “Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations,” in T. Berger, M.
Mochizuki and J. Tsuchiyama, eds., Japan in International Politics,
chap. 4. Student download.
Lam Peng Er, Japan‟s Peace-building Diplomacy in Asia: Seeking a More Active
Political role (2009)
Matake Kamiya, “Pacifism and the Japanese Attitude toward the United Nations,”
in Philippe Régnier and Daniel Warner, eds., Japan in Multilateral
Diplomacy, chap. 10.
Kimberley M. Zisk, “Japan‟s United Nations Peacekeeping Dilemma,” AsiaPacific Review, 8:1, 2001.
Reinhard Drifte, Japan's Quest for a Permanent Security Council Seat: A Matter
of Pride or Justice?
Yasuhiro Ueki, "Japan's UN Diplomacy: Sources of Passivism and
Activism," in G. Curtis, Japan's Foreign Policy (1993).
Milton Leitenberg, “The Participation of Japanese Military Forces in United
Nations Peacekeeping Operations,” in Edward Beauchamp, ed.,
Dimensions of Contemporary Japan (1998).
Inoguchi Takashi & Purnendra Jain, eds., Japanese Foreign Policy Today
(2000).
Robert Immerman, "Japan in the United Nations," in C. Garby and M.
Bullock, eds., Japan: A New Kind of Superpower? (1994).
Okubo Shiro, “Japan‟s Constitutional Pacifism and United Nations
Peaqcekeeping,” in W. Hunsberger and R. Finn, eds., Japan‟s Quest: The
Search for International Role, Recognition, and Respect (1997).
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Inoguchi Takashi and Purnendra Jain, eds., Japanese Foreign Policy Today
(2000), chap. 3.
Aurelia George Mulgan, “International Peacekeeping and Japan‟s Role,” Asian
Survey, December 1995.
Peter Woolley, “Japan‟s 1991Minesweeping Decision,” Asian Survey, August
1996.
Fujita Hiroshi, “UN Reform and Japan‟s Permanent Security Council Seat,” Japan
Quarterly, October-December 1995.
Takashi Inoguchi, “Japan‟s United Nations Peacekeeping and Other Operations,”
in Edward Beauchamp, ed., Dimensions of Contemporary Japan (1998).
Alex Morrison and James Kiras, UN Peace Operations and the Role of Japan
(1996).
8.
Japan and International Organizations: A Proactive and Internationalist
Role?
With reference to the cases of Japan's participation in the IMF/World Bank,
GATT/WTO, G7/8 and APEC, discuss the ways in which Japan is playing a more
assertive role. How does Japan use its multilateral relations to foster global security, to
serve its national interests, and to assume global responsibility?
*Hook, Gilson, Hughes & Dobson, Japan‟s International Relations, chaps. 20, 21
& 22.
*Tsutomu Kikuchi, “Japan and Multilateralism: The Regional Level,” in Philippe
Régnier, eds., Japan and Multilateral Diplomacy (2001), chap. 9. Student
download
Dennis Yasutomo, "The Politicization of Japan's 'Post-Cold War' Multilateral
Diplomacy," in G. Curtis, Japan's Foreign Policy (1993).
Glenn Hook & Hugo Dobson, eds., Global Governance and Japan (2007)
Michael Green, Japan‟s Reluctant Realism (2001).
Hugo Dobson, Japan and the G7/8 (2004).
Edith Terry, “The World Bank and Japan,” Asian Perspective, 24:4, 2000.
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Dennis Yasutomo, The New Multilateralism in Japan‟s Foreign Policy (1995).
9.
Aid Policy towards the Third World: Altruism, Benevolence, or Selfishness?
From 1999 to 2001 Japan was the world‟s largest Office Development Assistance
(ODA) power. Analyse the nature and motivations of Japan‟s foreign aid policies. What
were the international criticisms of these policies and were there any observable changes
in response to this? Explain the current decline of Japan as a premier donor country and
how this have affected Japan‟s international standings.
*Saori Katada, “Japan‟s Two-Track Aid Approach,” Asian Survey, March/April
2002. Student download.
*David Arase, “Introduction,” in David Arase, ed., Japan‟s Foreign Aid: Old
Continuities and New Directions 2005. Student download.
David Arase, ed., Japan‟s Foreign Aid: Old Continuities and New Directions
(2005).
Howard Lehman, ed., Japan and Africa: Globalization and foreign Aid in the 21st
Century (2010).
Tsukasa Takamine, Japan‟s Development Aid to China (2006).
Howard Lehman, “Japan‟s Foreign Aid Policy to Africa since the Tokyo
International Conference on African Development,” Pacific Affairs,
Fall 2005.
Edward Feasel, Japan’s Aid: Lessons for Economic Growth, Development and
Political Economy (2015).
Marie Söderberg, The Business of Japanese Foreign Aid (2002).
Sueo Sudo, The International Relations of Japan and South East Asia (2002),
chap. 4.
Oliviero Frattolillo, “Beyond Japan‟s Foreign „Aid Fatigue‟: The Path from the
Cold War Gaiatsu to the New Millennium Agenda,” Asia-Pacific Journal
of Social Science, December, 2012.
Howard Lehman, ed., Japan and Africa: Globalization and Foreign Aid in the
21st Century (2010).
Pedro Raposo, Japan’s Foreign Aid to Africa: Angola and Mozambique within the
TICAD Process (2014).
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William Long, “Non-proliferation as a Goal of Japanese Foreign Assistance,”
Asian Survey, 39:2, March/April 1999.
Takahashi Motoki & Sakano Taichi, “Can "the Miracle" Be Replicated?:
Official Development Assistance and Technological Transfer from
Japan to East Asia and Southern Africa,” Journal of Developing
Societies, 15:1, April 1999.
Susan Pharr, "Japanese Aid in the New World Order," in C. Garby and M.
Bullock, eds., Japan: A New Kind of Superpower (1994).
Stephen Hook & Guang Zhang, “Japan‟s Aid Policy Since the Cold War,” Asian
Survey, November 1998.
Inoguchi Takashi & Purnendra Jain, eds., Japanese Foreign Policy Today
(2000).
William Nester, "Japanese Aid Policy toward the Third World," in his
Japan and the Third World (1992), chap. 4.
Marie Söderberg, “Japanese Aid as a Foreign Policy Tool,” in Bert Edström, ed.,
Japan‟s Foreign and Security Policies in Transition (1996).
Bruce Koppel and Robert Orr, eds., Japan's Foreign Aid (1993), chap. 16, "Power
and Policy in Japan's Foreign Aid."
Marie Söderberg, The Business of Japanese Foreign Aid (1996).
Steve Chan, "Humanitarianism, Mercantilism, or Comprehensive Security?
Disbursement Patterns of Japanese Foreign Aid," Asian Affairs 19:1,
Spring 1992.
Alan Rix, Japan‟s Foreign Aid Challenge (1993).
10.
Japan and Russia: Prisoners of History?
Discuss the political, economic, and security developments of Russo-Japanese
relations in the post-Cold War period. Identify and analyse the major factors that have
promoted and obstructed the improvement of relations between the two countries since
the 1990s. How likely will Japan and Russia normalize their relations and finally sign a
peace treaty?
*K. D. Kapur, “Russia-Japan Relations: Politico-Strategic Importance of the
Disputed Southern Kurile Islands/Northern Territories,” Indian Quarterly,
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68:4, 2012. Student download
*Shinichiro Tabata, “The Booming Russo-Japanese Economic Relations: Causes
and Prospects,” Eurasian Geography and Economics, 53:4, 2012. Student
download
Natasha Kuhrt, Russian Policy Toward China and Japan (2007), chap. 8.
Charles Ziegler, “Russo-Japanese Relations: A New Start for the TwentyFirst Century?” Problems of Post-Communism, vol. 46, no. 3,
May/June 1999.
“Japan Rocked by Conflicts With Russia,” Current Digest of the Russian Press,
no. 44, vol. 062, November 1, 2010.
V. Saplin, “Russia-Japan: How to End Relations' Asymmetry? International
Affairs, 53:4, 2007.
John Miller, “Russia-Japan Relations: Prisoners of History?” Asia-Paciofic Center
for Security Studies, October 2004.
Raja Melon, “Japan-Russian Relations and Northeast Asian Security,” Survival,
vol. 38, no. 2, Summer 1996.
Yutaka Okuyama, “The Dispute Over the Kurile Islands between Russia and
Japan in the 1990s,” Pacific Affairs 76:1, Spring 2003.
Inoguchi Takashi & Purnendra Jain, eds., Japanese Foreign Policy Today
(2000), chap. 12.
Yasuo Suzuki, “Russia as Asia: Reflections on Russian-Japanese Relations,” in
Bert Edström, ed., Japan‟s Foreign and Security Politics in Transition
(1996).
Konstantin Sarkisov, “The Norther Territories Issue after Yeltsin‟s Re-election:
Obstacles to a Resolution from a Russian Perspective,” Communist and
Post-Communist Studies, vol. 30, no. 4, 1997.
Masato Kimura and David Welch, “Specifying „Interests‟: Japan‟s Claim to the
Northern Territories and Its Implications for International Relations
Theory,” International Studies Quarterly, vol. 42, pp. 213-244.
William Nester, "Japan, Raceway, and the Northern Territories: Continuities,
Changes, Obstacles, Opportunities," Third World Quarterly, 14:4, 1993.
Kimie Hara, Japanese-Soviet/Russian Relations Since 1945 (1998).
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11.
Security Policy and Re-Militarization: The Cork in the Bottle?
Critically discuss the extent to which Japan has re-militarized. What are the pros
and cons for re-militarization? How likely will Japan amend article nine of its
constitution and pursue a radically new security policy?
Linus Hagstrom and Jon Williamsson, “”Remilitarization,” Really? Assessing
Change in Japanese Foreign Security Policy,” Asian Security, 5:3, 2009.
Student download
D. Bradley Gibbs, “Future Relations Between The United States and Japan:
Article 9 and the Remilitarization of Japan,” Huston Journal of national
International Law, 33:1, 2010. Student download
David Welch, “Embracing Normalcy: Toward a Japanese „National Strategy‟,” in
Y. Soeya, M. Tadokoro and D. Welch, eds., Japan as a Normal Country?
(2011)
Christopher Hughes, “Japan‟s Remilitarization,” Adelphi Papers 48:403,
2008, pp. 11-98.
Y. Soeya, “A „Normal‟ Middle Power: Interpreting Changes in Japanese Security
Policy in the 1990s and After,” in Y. Soeya, M. Tadokoro and D. Welch,
eds., Japan as a Normal Country? (2011)
Andrew Oros, “The Politics of National Security,” in Alisa Gaunder, ed., The
Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics (2011), ch. 28.
Cheol Park, “Conservative Conceptions of Japan as a „Normal Country‟:
Comparing Ozawa, Nakasone, and Ishihara,” in Y. Soeya, M. Tadokoro
and D. Welch, eds., Japan as a Normal Country? (2011)
Christopher Hughes, “Japan‟s Re-emergence as a „Normal‟ Military Power,”
Adelphi Papers 44:368-9, November 2004, pp. 1-96.
D. Bradley Gibbs, “Future Relations Between the United States and Japan: Article
9 and the Remilitarization of Japan,” Houston Journal of International
Law, 33:1, 2010.
Kazuki Iwanaga, “ From Passive to Active Foreign Policy,” in Bert Edström,
ed., Japan‟s Foreign and Security Policies in Transition (1996).
Christopher Hughes, “Why Japan Could Revise Its Constitution and What It
Would Mean for Japanese Security Policy,” Orbis, Fall 2006.
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Rex Li, A Rising China and Security in East Asia (2009), chap. 4.
Kenneth Pyle, “Restructure Foreign and Defence Policy: Japan,” in Anthony
McGrew and Christopher Brook, eds., Asia-Pacific in the New World
Order (1998).
Anthony DiFilippo, “Why Japan Should Redirect Its Security Policy,” Japan
Quarterly, Apr/June, 1998.
James Shinn, “Japan as an „Ordinary Country‟,” Current History, December 1996.
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COURSE NOTES
1. Late Penalties: It is the policy of the Department of Political Science to exact a penalty of 2
marks (i.e. 2 per cent of the grade on the assignment) per working day for late papers. Papers will
not be accepted by instructors if they are more than two weeks late.
2. Documentation: Students must follow the Canadian Journal of Political Science Editorial Style
Guidelines, available on OWL.
3. Internet Documentation: All information obtained through the Internet must be cited in
footnotes and bibliographies. Internet citations must include all of the same information that is
provided when citing a book or article. This includes the name of the author, name of the
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A+ 90-100%
A 80-89%
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One could scarcely expect better from a student at this level
Superior work which is clearly above average
Good work, meeting all requirements, and eminently satisfactory
Competent work, meeting requirements
Fair work, minimally acceptable
Fail
6. Class attendance: You are strongly advised not to miss any class meetings. Important material,
detailed instructions, information and insights on course themes, examinations, written work,
course objectives and other essential matters will be presented in these hours.
7. Course expectations and aspirations:
a. An expectation of self-directed, independent and active learning.
b. An expectation of routine attendance in scheduled meeting.
c. An expectation that assigned readings will be read thoroughly and annotated prior to
scheduled meetings.
d. An expectation that each student will participate in an active and relevant manner,
contributing ideas and insights derived from the assigned reading.
e. An aspiration toward precision, accuracy and clarity in oral communication, including active
listening skills.
f. An aspiration toward enhanced depth and breadth of learning as the course proceeds.
g. An aspiration toward more critical and analytical thinking as the course proceeds and
assignments are completed.
h. An aspiration toward a continued curiosity toward new ideas and an openness toward others
and their ideas.
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For UWO Policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness and a downloadable SMC see:
http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/accommodation_medi
cal.pdf
[downloadable Student Medical Certificate (SMC): https://studentservices.uwo.ca
under the Medical Documentation heading]
Students seeking academic accommodation on medical grounds for any missed tests,
exams, participation components and/or assignments worth 10% or more of their
final grade must apply to the Academic Counselling office of their home Faculty and
provide documentation. Academic accommodation will be determined by the Dean’s
Office in consultation with the instructor.
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For non-medical grounds or for medical grounds when work represents less than
10% of the overall grade for the course, students seeking academic accommodation
must apply to the Academic Counselling office of their home Faculty and provide
documentation. Academic accommodation will be determined by the Dean’s Office in
consultation with the instructor.
Statement on Academic Offences
Scholastic offences are taken seriously and students are directed to read the
appropriate policy, specifically, the definition of what constitutes a Scholastic
Offence, at the following Web site:
http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/scholastic_discipline_
undergrad.pdf
Statement on Academic Integrity
The International Centre for Academic Integrity defines academic integrity as "a
commitment, even in the face of adversity, to five fundamental values: honesty, trust,
fairness, respect, and responsibility. From these values flow principles of behaviour
that enable academic communities to translate ideals to action." (CAI Fundamental
Values Project, 1999).
A lack of academic integrity is indicated by such behaviours as the following:
Cheating on tests;
Fraudulent submissions online;
Plagiarism in papers submitted (including failure to cite and
piecing together unattributed sources);
Unauthorized resubmission of course work to a different
course;
Helping someone else cheat;
Unauthorized collaboration;
Fabrication of results or sources;
Purchasing work and representing it as one’s own.
Academic Integrity: Importance and Impact
Being at university means engaging with a variety of communities in the pursuit and
sharing of knowledge and understanding in ways that are clear, respectful, efficient,
and productive. University communities have established norms of academic
integrity to ensure responsible, honest, and ethical behavior in the academic work of
the university, which is best done when sources of ideas are properly and fully
acknowledged and when responsibility for ideas is fully and accurately represented.
In the academic sphere, unacknowledged use of another’s work or ideas is not only
an offence against the community of scholars and an obstacle to academic
productivity. It may also be understood as fraud and may constitute an infringement
of legal copyright.
A university is a place for fulfilling one's potential and challenging oneself, and this
means rising to challenges rather than finding ways around them. The achievements
in an individual’s university studies can only be fairly evaluated quantitatively
through true and honest representation of the actual learning done by the student.
Equity in assessment for all students is ensured through fair representation of the
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efforts by each.
Acting with integrity at university constitutes a good set of practices for maintaining
integrity in later life. Offences against academic integrity are therefore taken very
seriously as part of the university’s work in preparing students to serve, lead, and
innovate in the world at large.
A university degree is a significant investment of an individual’s, and the public’s,
time, energies, and resources in the future, and habits of academic integrity protect
that investment by preserving the university’s reputation and ensuring public
confidence in higher education.
Students found guilty of plagiarism will suffer consequences ranging
from a grade reduction to failure in the course to expulsion from the
university. In addition, a formal letter documenting the offence will be
filed in the Dean’s Office, and this record of the offence will be retained
in the Dean’s Office for the duration of the student’s academic career at
Huron University College.
All required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to the
commercial plagiarism detection software under license to the University for the
detection of plagiarism. All papers submitted for such checking will be included as
source documents in the reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism
of papers subsequently submitted to the system. Use of the service is subject to the
licensing agreement, currently between The University of Western Ontario and
Turnitin.com.
Computer-marked multiple-choice tests and/or exams may be subject to submission
for similarity review by software that will check for unusual coincidences in answer
patterns that may indicate cheating.
Personal Response Systems (“clickers”) may be used in some classes. If clickers are
to be used in a class, it is the responsibility of the student to ensure that the device is
activated and functional. Students must see their instructor if they have any
concerns about whether the clicker is malfunctioning. Students must use only their
own clicker. If clicker records are used to compute a portion of the course grade:

the use of somebody else’s clicker in class constitutes a scholastic offence,

the possession of a clicker belonging to another student will be interpreted as
an attempt to commit a scholastic offence.
Policy on Special Needs
Students who require special accommodation for tests and/or other course
components must make the appropriate arrangements with the Student
Development Centre (SDC). Further details concerning policies and procedures may
be found at:
http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/ssd/?requesting_acc
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Attendance Regulations for Examinations
A student is entitled to be examined in courses in which registration is maintained,
subject to the following limitations:
1) A student may be debarred from writing the final examination for failure to
maintain satisfactory academic standing throughout the year.
2) Any student who, in the opinion of the instructor, is absent too frequently from
class or laboratory periods in any course will be reported to the Dean of the Faculty
offering the course (after due warning has been given). On the recommendation of
the Department concerned, and with the permission of the Dean of that Faculty, the
student will be debarred from taking the regular examination in the course. The
Dean of the Faculty offering the course will communicate that decision to the Dean of
the Faculty of registration.
Class Cancellations
In the event of a cancellation of class, every effort will be made to post that
information on the Huron website, http://www.huronuc.ca/AccessibilityInfo (“Class
Cancellations”).
Mental Health @ Western
Students who are in emotional/mental distress should refer to Mental Health @
Western http://www.uwo.ca/uwocom/mentalhealth/ for a complete list of options
about how to obtain help.
Program and Academic Counselling
Political Science students registered at Huron who require advice about modules and
courses in Political Science should contact Dr. Alfred Chan, Chair, Department of
Political Science, [email protected], 519-438-7224 ext. 255. Students should contact
Academic Counselling on other academic matters. See the Academic Counselling
website for information on services offered.
http://huronuc.ca/CurrentStudents/StudentLifeandSupportServices/CounselorsCou
nsellingServices
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