Spring 2021 - POL 446W D100
International Relations in East Asia (4)
Class Number: 4852
Delivery Method: Remote
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 11 – Apr 16, 2021: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Tsuyoshi Kawasaki
kawasaki@sfu.ca
1 778 782-3086
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Prerequisites:
Eight upper division units in political science or permission of the department.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An overview and analysis of international relations in East Asia. Writing.
COURSE DETAILS:
This writing-intensive seminar course will analyze international relations in East Asia, focusing in particular on the security perceptions and policies of the major powers of the region, as well as on key issues, especially diplomatic and security ones.
Course Times:
Monday: 2:30pm-5:20pm (synchronously through Zoom)
Grading
- Participation (including weekly journals) 30%
- Research paper 40%
- Take-home exam (due: Feb. 21) 30%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Alice Lyman Miller and Richard Wich, Becoming Asia: Change and Continuity in Asia International Relations since World War II (Standford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2011) [paperback and electronic] ISBN: 978-0-8047-17151-1
In addition, journal articles will be assigned.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Registrar Notes:
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TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2021
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