The 21st century is often denoted as the Asian or Asia-Pacific century, pointing to the growing global importance of the region. East Asia in its broad sense, encompassing Southeast and Northeast Asia, contains number of divergent countries with many potential points of conflict, spanning from disputed areas to the strategic issues of spread of weapons of mass destruction. This seminar based course concentrates particularly on Northeast Asia (Chinas, Koreas, Japan and extra-regional key players), a region considered as strategically one of the most important in the Post-Cold War era. It also pays attention to the recent efforts to lay down basis for a new regional structure around the East Asian Summit. What kind of Asia will emerge? Will it be an Asia with or without ?Caucasians?? Can every Asian state, including Taiwan, play its role in building this new project? In short, what kind of security structure is taking shape in the area and what are the grand strategies of its key players? All of these questions pose challenges to the US, and to less extent EU foreign policies. In order to explain complicated regional power relationship, we need to build a strategic map, based on understanding of regional geography, politics and history. There have been many arguments that geopolitical analysis is condemnable or at least outdated. Yet it seems quite useful for the above mentioned task as long as geography exists in this material world. This course first outlines the basic concepts of geopolitics and geographical realities of the region, then attempts to provide a clearer picture of regional evolution over the 20th century in interplay of geography and politics to explain basis for the formulation of the grand strategies in East Asia, and finally discusses contemporary strategic situation.
Poslední úprava: BLAHAPE (19.02.2008)
The 21st century is often denoted as the Asian or Asia-Pacific century, pointing to the growing global importance of the region. East Asia in its broad sense, encompassing Southeast and Northeast Asia, contains number of divergent countries with many potential points of conflict, spanning from disputed areas to the strategic issues of spread of weapons of mass destruction. This seminar based course concentrates particularly on Northeast Asia (Chinas, Koreas, Japan and extra-regional key players), a region considered as strategically one of the most important in the Post-Cold War era. It also pays attention to the recent efforts to lay down basis for a new regional structure around the East Asian Summit. What kind of Asia will emerge? Will it be an Asia with or without ?Caucasians?? Can every Asian state, including Taiwan, play its role in building this new project? In short, what kind of security structure is taking shape in the area and what are the grand strategies of its key players? All of these questions pose challenges to the US, and to less extent EU foreign policies. In order to explain complicated regional power relationship, we need to build a strategic map, based on understanding of regional geography, politics and history. There have been many arguments that geopolitical analysis is condemnable or at least outdated. Yet it seems quite useful for the above mentioned task as long as geography exists in this material world. This course first outlines the basic concepts of geopolitics and geographical realities of the region, then attempts to provide a clearer picture of regional evolution over the 20th century in interplay of geography and politics to explain basis for the formulation of the grand strategies in East Asia, and finally discusses contemporary strategic situation.
Cíl předmětu -
Poslední úprava: BLAHAPE (14.02.2008)
The aim of the course is to explain contemporary complex regional situation by introduction of changes from traditional regional order until now: through assembling East Asian quadrilateral at the beginning of the century, effects of collision of interests before, during, and after the Pacific War. The power interplay will be explained by introducing main changes on the East Asian map from global perspective, centered at strategically important intersections of East Asian continental and maritime world. This course is designed as introductory for master degree students to provide basic knowledge related to international affairs of Chinas, Koreas, and Japan, and serve as an adequate basis for further research in international politics of the region.
Poslední úprava: BLAHAPE (14.02.2008)
The aim of the course is to explain contemporary complex regional situation by introduction of changes from traditional regional order until now: through assembling East Asian quadrilateral at the beginning of the century, effects of collision of interests before, during, and after the Pacific War. The power interplay will be explained by introducing main changes on the East Asian map from global perspective, centered at strategically important intersections of East Asian continental and maritime world. This course is designed as introductory for master degree students to provide basic knowledge related to international affairs of Chinas, Koreas, and Japan, and serve as an adequate basis for further research in international politics of the region.
Literatura -
Poslední úprava: BLAHAPE (13.03.2008)
Below are provided selected books, articles are not included here. Students will receive updated schedule with readings.
Required readings:
Cohen, Saul B. Geopolitics of the World System. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Pub, 2003 (selected parts). [Jinonice PL-4020]
Friedman, Edward (ed.) China?s Rise, Taiwan?s Dilemmas, and International Peace. New York: Routledge. 2005 (selected parts). [Jinonice PL-5816]
Rozman, Gilbert. Northeast Asia's Stunted Regionalism: Bilateral Distrust in the Shadow of Globalization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004 (selected parts). [Jinonice PL-6710]
Swaine, Michael D. Interpreting China's Grand Strategy: Past, Present, and Future. Santa Monica: Rand. 2000. [Jinonice PL-3755]
Tow, William T. Asia-Pacific Strategic Relations: Seeking Convergent Security. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2001. [Jinonice PL-6716]
Atlases:
Atlas for Marine Policy in East Asian Seas. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992.
Student Atlas of World Politics. Guilford: Dushkin, 1994.
The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
The Times Atlas of the 20th Century. (1996). London: Times Books.
The Times Atlas of World History. Maplewood: Hammond, 1984.
Background:
Borthwick, Mark et al. Pacific Century: The Emergence of Modern Pacific Asia. Boulder: Westview Press, 1998 (selected parts). [Jinonice PL-4693]
Fu Jen-kun. Taiwan and the Geopolitics of the Asian-American Dilemma. New York: Praeger, 1992. [Jinonice PL-3776]
Glassner, Martin Ira. Political Geography. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, esp. parts 2, 4, 5 and 7. [Jinonice PL-5127]
Hoare, James E., and Pares, Susan. A Political and Economic Dictionary of East Asia: An Essential Guide to the Politics and Economics of East Asia. London and New York: Routledge, 2005. [Jinonice PL-5838]
Poslední úprava: BLAHAPE (13.03.2008)
Below are provided selected books, articles are not included here. Students will receive updated schedule with readings.
Required readings:
Cohen, Saul B. Geopolitics of the World System. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Pub, 2003 (selected parts). [Jinonice PL-4020]
Friedman, Edward (ed.) China?s Rise, Taiwan?s Dilemmas, and International Peace. New York: Routledge. 2005 (selected parts). [Jinonice PL-5816]
Rozman, Gilbert. Northeast Asia's Stunted Regionalism: Bilateral Distrust in the Shadow of Globalization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004 (selected parts). [Jinonice PL-6710]
Swaine, Michael D. Interpreting China's Grand Strategy: Past, Present, and Future. Santa Monica: Rand. 2000. [Jinonice PL-3755]
Tow, William T. Asia-Pacific Strategic Relations: Seeking Convergent Security. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2001. [Jinonice PL-6716]
Atlases:
Atlas for Marine Policy in East Asian Seas. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992.
Student Atlas of World Politics. Guilford: Dushkin, 1994.
The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
The Times Atlas of the 20th Century. (1996). London: Times Books.
The Times Atlas of World History. Maplewood: Hammond, 1984.
Background:
Borthwick, Mark et al. Pacific Century: The Emergence of Modern Pacific Asia. Boulder: Westview Press, 1998 (selected parts). [Jinonice PL-4693]
Fu Jen-kun. Taiwan and the Geopolitics of the Asian-American Dilemma. New York: Praeger, 1992. [Jinonice PL-3776]
Glassner, Martin Ira. Political Geography. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, esp. parts 2, 4, 5 and 7. [Jinonice PL-5127]
Hoare, James E., and Pares, Susan. A Political and Economic Dictionary of East Asia: An Essential Guide to the Politics and Economics of East Asia. London and New York: Routledge, 2005. [Jinonice PL-5838]
Požadavky ke zkoušce -
Poslední úprava: BLAHAPE (06.04.2008)
Students are graded on the basis of their active participation in the seminars, research abilities reflected in selection of a proper research topic, their oral presentations and final paper, and acquired knowledge tested by map based written test and final oral exam.
Attendance/activity: 15%
Proposal, presentation and final paper: 35% (5 + 10 + 20)
Map based test and final oral exam: 50% (20 + 30)
Poslední úprava: BLAHAPE (06.04.2008)
Students are graded on the basis of their active participation in the seminars, research abilities reflected in selection of a proper research topic, their oral presentations and final paper, and acquired knowledge tested by map based written test and final oral exam.
Attendance/activity: 15%
Proposal, presentation and final paper: 35% (5 + 10 + 20)
Map based test and final oral exam: 50% (20 + 30)
Sylabus -
Poslední úprava: BLAHAPE (13.03.2008)
1. Introduction to the course, requirements, literature, discussing seminar topics.
2. Geopolitics and East Asia, defining terms.
3. Geographical and historical contexts of the region.
4. Collapse of the traditional regional order.
5. Japan's growing ambitions and unstable balance.
6. Pacific War.
7. Beginning of the Cold War.
8. Deténte and big powers rapprochement.
9. End of the Cold War.
10. Competition for a new regional order?
11. Contemporary regional structure.
12. Summary.
Poslední úprava: BLAHAPE (13.03.2008)
1. Introduction to the course, requirements, literature, discussing seminar topics.
2. Geopolitics and East Asia, defining terms.
3. Geographical and historical contexts of the region.
4. Collapse of the traditional regional order.
5. Japan's growing ambitions and unstable balance.
