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Do you want to improve your knowledge regarding the modern East Asia? May be you would be interested in a new course, in which you get a consolidated information on the contemporary development of this most rapidly growing region in the World. In the course, you will gain the most important information on all countries in the region, particularly People's Republic of China (PRC), Republic of China alias Taiwan (ROC), Special Administrative Regions Hong Kong and Macao, Japan, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, The Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, East Timor and Papua - New Guinea. The focus will be held on political systems and regimes held in these countries, their role in the region and/or world, their similarities to the so called Western countries, their political and cultural roots. The first half of the course will be led by Mr. Martin Petrtýl, a post-gradual student of political sciences who focuses on China and its actual and future role in East Asia and the World. The second half will be offered to students in order to present their own findings and views on particular countries and/or issues.
Unfortunately there is a limited number of possible participants, therefore there can be up to 30 participants, nonetheless do not mind to at least check the course. WHEN: since 8trh October 2010 at 9:30 a.m. and then each second Friday until 17th December plus on 10th December 2010. WHERE: Jinonice, building B, room J 4020 Poslední úprava: PETRTYL (27.09.2010)
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General: Ian Marsh (2006). Democratisation, Governance and Regionalism in East and Southeast Asia. Rouledge Robert P Weller (2005). Civil Life, Globalization and Political Change in Asia. Routledge Jim Hoare, Susan Pares (2004). A Political and Economic Dictionary of East Asia. Routledge Andrew T.H. Tan (2004). A Political and Economic Dictionary of South-East Asia. Europa Publications Fu-kuo Liu, Philippe Regnier (2002). Regionalism in East Asia. Routledge/Curzon P. Francks (1999). Agriculture and Economic Development in East Asia. Routledge Garry Rodan (1996). Political Oppositions in Industrialising Asia. Brunner-Routledge G. John Ikenberry and Michael Mastanduno (2003). International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific. Columbia UP T. J. Pempel (2005). Remapping East Asia: The Construction Of A Region. Cornell UP Oldřich Král (1999). Čínská filosofie (přednášky). DeskTop Publishing FF UK, Praha. Lucian W. Pye (1985). Asian Power and Politics. The Cultural Dimensions of Authority. Harvard University Press, Cambridge. James C.F. Wang (1994). Comparative Asian Politics: Power, Policy, and Change. Prentice Hall, pp.1-155. Peter Katzenstein (2005). A World of Regions: Asia and Europe in the American Imperium. Cornell University Press Anwar Sullivan, Cecilia Leong . Commemorative History of Sabah, 1881-1981. Sabah State Govt., Centenary Publications Committee, 1981 N J Funston. Government and Politics in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2001 Amy L Freedman. Political Participation and Ethnic Minorities. Routledge (UK), 2000 Charles F Keyes. The Golden Peninsula. University of Hawaii Press, 1995 Garry Rodan. Political Oppositions in Industrialising Asia. Routledge (UK), 1996 Alagappa. Political Legitimacy in Southeast Asia. Stanford University Press, 1995 James W Morley. Driven by Growth: Political Change in the Asia-Pacific Region. M.E. Sharpe, New York 1998 Hoi-Kowk Wong, Hon S Chan, Wong K Wong. Handbook of Comparative Public Administration in the Asia-Pacific Basin. Marcel Dekker, 1999 Wai-Man Lam. Understanding the Politcal Culture of Hong Kong: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization. M.E. Sharpe, New York 2004 Political elections – results of 175 countries. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/
People’s Republic of China John F. Fairbank (1998). Dějiny Číny. Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, Praha Ĺubica Obuchová (1999) Číňané 21. století. Academia, Praha Bai Shouyi (2002) An Outline History of China, Foreign Languages Press, Beijing David Shambaugh (2000). The Modern Chinese State. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Vladimír Liščák (2002). Čína. Libri, Praha Ivana Bakešová (2001). Čína ve 20. století. (Díl 1. a 2.) Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc Rudolf Fürst (2006). Čína ve 20. století. (Díl 3.) Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc Anne Cheng (2006). Dějiny čínského myšlení. DharmaGaia, Praha Michal Tomášek (2004). Dějiny čínského práva. Academia, Praha Fox Butterfield (1982). China : alive in the bitter sea. Times Books, New York Supachai Panitchpakdi and Mark L. Clifford (2002). China and the WTO : changing China, changing world trade. Wiley and Sons, Singapore Robert Taylor (1990). China, Japan and the European Community. Althlone, London Lowell Dittmer (1994). China Under Reform. Westview Press, Boulder Lin Chun (2000). China. Vol. 1, Modernizing chinese polity. Ashgate, Dartmouth Lin Chun (2000). China. Vol. 2, The transformation of chinese socialism. Ashgate, Dartmouth Lin Chun (2000). China. Vol. 3, Defining a changing China in global politics. Ashgate, Dartmouth Arthur Doak Barnett (1961). Communist China and Asia : a challenge to american policy. Vintage, New York Victor Nee, David Stark, with Mark Selden (1989). Remaking the economic insitutions of socialism, China and Eastern Europe. Stanford University Press, Stanford Ilpyong J. Kim (1987). The Strategic triangle : China, the United States and the Soviet Union. Paragon House, New York Tara Boland-Crewe, David Lea (2002). The territories of the People's Republic of China. Europa, London Skřivan, Aleš. Teng Siao-pching : první muž Říše středu. Praha : Epocha, 1996 BECKER, Jasper. Čína na přelomu století. přel. Petra Andělová, Petr Bláha . Praha: BB art, 2002 KRISTOF, Nicholas D. Čína se probouzí : Boj o duši rozvíjející se mocnostiSheryl WuDunn ; přel. Alena Šmídová. Praha: Dita, 1996
Tibet Mary Craigová (1999). Krvavé slzy : čínská okupace Tibetu 1951-1991. DharmaGaia, Praha Gilbert Collard, Gilles van Grasdorff (2004). Posvícení v rudých tmách : dokument o čínské okupaci Tibetu. Volvox Globator, Praha Bagdro. Peklo na zemi : stručná biografie tibetského politického vězně/ ctihodný Bagdo z kláštera Gandan ; s úvodem J.S. Dalajlamy ; [z anglickeho orig. přel. Denisa Svobodova]. Praha : DharmaGaia, 1999 Pravda o Tibetu : fakta a svědectví / angl. orig. přel. Lucie Ryntova; k vyd. pripr. Lubomir Sklenka. Praha: Lungta, 1999 Vanis, Josef. Svoboda v exilu : autobiografie 14. dalajlamy / Tandzin Gjamccho ; z angl. přel. Josef Kolmas; Praha: Prah, 1992
Hong Kong Rafferty, Kevin. City on the rocks : Hong Kong's uncertain future. London : Penguin, 1989 Tak-Wing Ngo. Hong Kong's History. Routledge (UK), 1999 Ash. Hong Kong in Transition: One Country, Two Systems. Routledge (UK), 2003 Ming Sing. Hong Kong's Tortuous Democratization: A Comparative Analysis. Routledge (UK), 2004 Ralf Horlemann. Hong Kong's Transition to Chinese Rule. Routledge (UK), 2002 Linda Butenhoff. Social Movements and Political Reform in Hong Kong. Praeger/Greenwood, Westport, 1999
Republic of China on Taiwan Vladimír Liščák (2003). Stručná historie států. Taiwan. Libri, Praha. John F. Copper (1999). Taiwan: Nation-State or Province? WestviewPress, esp. pp. 29-115. Linda Chao and Ramon H. Myers (2003). The First Chinese Democracy. Political Life in the Republicof China on Taiwan. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London. Edward Friedman (2005). China's Rise, Taiwan's Dilemma's and International Peace, Rouledge Richard Louis Edmonds (2001) Taiwan in the Twentieth Century A Retrospective View. Cambridge University Press Melissa J. Brown (2004) Is Taiwan Chinese? The Impact of Culture, Power, and Migration on Changing Identities. University of California Press Prasenjit Duara (2004). Sovereignty and Authenticity: Manchukuo and the East Asian Modern. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Hsin-hsing Wu (1995). Bridging the strait : Taiwan, China, and the prospects for reunification. Oxford University Press, Hong Kong Steve Tsang and Hung-mao Tien (1999). Democratization in Taiwan : implications for China. St. Martin`s Press, New York Fu, Jen-kun. Taiwan and the geopolitics of the asian-american dilemma. New York, Praeger, 1992 John F. Copper (1998). Taiwan’s mid-1990s Elections. Taking the Final Step to Democracy. Praeger, Westport. Hung-mao Tien (ed. 1996). Taiwan’s Electoral Politics and Democratic Transition. Riding the Third Wave. M.E. Sharpe, INC., New York. Shirley W. Y. Kuo (1997). Economic Policies. The Taiwan Experience 1945-1995. Hwa-Tai Publishing Company, Taipei.
Republic of Korea: Carter J. Eckert et. al. (2001). Dějiny Koreje. Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, Praha Yang Sung-chul (1994). The North and South Korean Political Systems, A Comparative Analysis. Seoul Press, Seoul. Catchpole, Brian. Korejská válka 1950-53; přeložil Kryštof Válka. Praha: BB art, 2003 Carter J. Eckert... [et al.]. Dějiny Koreje. přeložily M. Busková, S. Horáková, M. Lowensteinová. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2001 Hastings, Max. The Korean War. New York: Simon & Schuster, c1987 Chung-in Moon and Jongryn Mo (eds. 1999). Democratization and Globalization in Korea: Assessments and Prospects. Yonsei University Press, Seoul.
Japan: Edwin O. Reischauer a Albert M. Craig (2000). Dějiny Japonska. NLN, Praha Louis D. Hayes (1995). Introduction to Japanese Politics. Paragon House, New York. Japan and the Reconstruction of East Asia (International Political Economy). Palgrave. Tetsuro Toya,Jennifer Amyx.The political economy of the Japanese financial big bang : institutional change in finance and public policymaking. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006 Louis D. Hayes.Introduction to Japanese politics. Armonk : M.E. Sharpe, c2005 Takashi Inoguchi. Japanese politics: An Introduction. Melbourne: Trans Pacific; Abingdon: Marston, 2005 Steven R. Reed. Japanese Electoral Politics: Creating a New Party System. Routledge Curzon, London,c2003 John Clammer. Japan and its others : globalization, difference and the critique of modernity. Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press, 2001 Magnus Blomstrőm, Byron Gangnes, Summer La Croix. Japan's New Economy: Continuity and Change in the Twenty-first Century. Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2001 Bai Gao. Japan's Economic Dilemma : the Institutional Origins of Prosperity and Stagnation. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2001 Mary Hanneman. Japan faces the world, 1925-1952. New York : Longman, 2001 Edwin O. Reischauer, Albert M. Craig. Dějiny Japonska (přeložil David Labus a Jan Sýkora). Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2001 Gerald L. Curtis. The logic of Japanese Politics : Leaders, Institutions, and the Limits of Change. New York: Columbia University Press, c1999 Edited by Donald H. Shively and William H. McCullough. The Cambridge History of Japan. Volume 2. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c1999 Edward R. Beauchamp. Japanese Society Since 1945. Garland: New York, 1998 Bradley Richardson (1997). Japanese Democracy: Power, Coordination, and Performance. Yale University Press, New Haven and London. Ramon H. Myers and Mark R. Peattie (eds. 1984). The Japanese Colonial Empire 1895-1945. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
Vietnam: Frey, Marc. Dějiny vietnamské války: tragédie v Asii a konec amerického snu (Geschichte des Vietnamkrieges); [prel. Vaclav Maidl]. Praha : Paseka, 2003 Dean, Eric T. Shook over hell : post-traumatic stress, Vietnam, and the Civil war / Eric T. Dean, Jr. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1999 Fitzgerald, Frances, Fire in the lake : the Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam. New York : Vintage, 1973 Hoopes, Townsend. The limits of intervention : an inside account of how the Johnson policy of escalation in Vietnam was reversed. New York: McKay, 1970 Nguyen Khac Vien. Dejiny Vietnamu. Bratislava : Pravda, 1977 Bishop, Chris. Vietnamský válečný deník : 1964-1975: zkušenosti, zážitky a pocity vojáků v jihovýchodní Asii měsíc po měsíci; přel. Jan Krist . Praha: Naše vojsko, 2005 Müllerová, Petra. Vietnam. Praha: Libri, 2004 William J. Duiker. Ho Či Min. Přeložil Jan Filipský. Praha: BB art, 2003 George C. Herring. America´s Longest War : the United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975. New York: McGraw-Hill, c1986
Kampuchea / Cambodia Khmerové / Ian Mabbett a David Chandler ; přeložili Lucie Hlavatá a Lukáš Hlavatý. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2000 David Chandler, A History of Cambodia, Second edition (Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books, 1996) Ian Harris. "Buddhism in Extremis: The Case of Cambodia," in Buddhism and Politics in Twentieth-Century Asia, p.54-78. London, New York: Pinter, 1999 Kiernan, Ben, and Caroline Hughes, eds. Conflict and Change in Cambodia. Critical Asian Studies 34(4), December 2002 Elizabeth Becker, When the War Was Over: The Voices of Cambodia's Revolution and Its People (New York: Public Affairs, 1996), originally published New York: Simon Schuster, 1986 David P. Chandler, Brother Number One: A Political Biography of Pol Pot, Revised edition. Boulder: Westview Press, 1999 David Chandler, Voices from S-21: Terror and History in Pol Pot's Secret Prison. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 1999 Kiernan, Ben, and Caroline Hughes, eds. Conflict and Change in Cambodia. Critical Asian Studies 34(4), December 2002 Michael Vickery, Kampuchea: Politics Economics and Society. Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1986 Frederick Z. Brown and David G. Timberman, eds., Cambodia and the International Community: The Quest for Peace, Development, and Democracy. Singapore: Asia Society, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1998. http://www.asiasociety.org/publications/cambodia/index.html. Dylan Hendrickson, Safeguarding Peace: Cambodia's Constitutional Challenge. Accord 5, November, 1998. Ponchaud, François, Cambodia: Year Zero, 1978, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1978cambodia.html
Laos Adams, Nina S., and Alfred W. McCoy, eds.. Laos: War and Revolution. New York: Harper and Row, 1970 Adrianoff, David. "The Effect of the Laotian Conflict of Meo Ethnic Identity," in Intergroup Relations: Asian Scene. Tai S. Kang, ed. Buffalo, N. Y.: Council on International Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo, pp. 75-78, [1976?]. Aijmer, Goran. "Reconciling Power with Authority: An Aspect of Statecraft in Traditional Laos," Man, 1979. llen, Douglas, and Ngo Vinh Long. Coming to Terms: Indochina, the United States and the War. Boulder, Colorado: Westview, 1991 Gunn, Geoffrey. Political Struggles in Laos (1930-1954): Vietnamese Communist Power and the Lao Struggle for National Independence. Bangkok: Editions Duang Kamol. 1988 Somboon Suksamran. Buddhism and Political Legitimacy. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Printing House. 1993 Stuart-Fox, Martin, ed. Contemporary Laos: Studies in the Politics and Society of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982 Stuart-Fox, Martin. "Marxism and Theravada Buddhism: The Legitimation of Political Authority in Laos," Pacific Affairs. 1983 Zasloff, Joseph J. "Political Constraints on Development in Laos," in Laos: Beyond the Revolution. Joseph Zasloff and Leonard Unger, ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991
Indonesia Zorica Dubovská, Tomáš Petrů, Zdeněk Zbořil. Dějiny Indonésie. Praha : Lidové noviny, 2005 Noam Chomsky. Perspektivy moci : úvahy o povaze člověka a společenského řádu. Přeložil Miloš Calda. Praha : Karolinum, 1998 Daniel Lev. Legal Evolution and Political Authority in Indonesia. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Philippines, 2000. Aris Ananta, Evi Nurvidya Arifin, Leo Suryadinata. Indonesian Electoral Behaviour. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Malaysia, 2004 Jürgen Rüland . Parliaments and Political Change in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2005. Jacques Bertrand. Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Indonesia. Cambridge University Press, 2003 Aris Ananta, Evi Nurvidya Arifin, Leo Suryadinata. Emerging Democracy in Indonesia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2005 Leo Suryadinata. Elections and Politics in Indonesia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2002 Adrian Vickers. A History of Modern Indonesia. Cambridge University Press, 2005 Michael R. J. Vatikiotis. Indonesian Politics Under Suharto. Routledge (UK), 1998 Francois Godement. The New Asian Renaissance. Routledge (UK) 1997
Malaysia Virginia Matheson Hooker, Norani Othman. Malaysia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2003 Francis Loh Kok Wah, Khoo Boo Teik. Democracy in Malaysia: Discourses and Practices. Routledge (UK), 2001 Martin Rudner. Malaysian Development. McGill-Queen's Press – MQUP, 1994 In-won Hwang, Personalized Politics: The Malaysian State Under Mahathir, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,Singapore, 2003
Brunei Graham E Saunders. A History of Brunei. Routledge (UK), 2002
Singapore Kevin Tan. Managing Political Change in Singapore. Routledge (UK), 1997 R K Vasil. Governing Singapore. Allen & Unwin, 2001 Michael Hill. The Politics of Nation Building and Citizenship in Singapore. Routledge (UK), 1995 Marek Bankowicz. System polityczny Singapuru : ewolucja historyczna i terażniejszość. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, 2005
East Timor Jan Klíma. Východní Timor. Praha : Libri, 2003 East Timor 1975-Present: Interview with Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, Der Spiegel 42/1996 (Oct. 14, 1996) [At Speigel], http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/~wm/TIM/SPIEGEL_interview-E.html
Papua – New Guinea May, R. J.. State and society in Papua New Guinea: the first twenty-five years, UIN, Melbourne, 2001, 2004 http://epress.anu.edu.au/sspng/mobile_devices/index.html Parliamentary elections 2002 and newer, http://www.pngec.gov.pg/ 1997, 2002 elections, http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/p/papuanewguinea/
Other Recommended Books: Larry Diamond et al. (eds., 1997). Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore and London. Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner (1998). Democracy in East Asia. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London. Jaroslav Krejčí (1993). Civilizace Asie a Blízkého Východu: náboženství a politika v souhře a střetání. Karolinum, Praha. Ramon H. Myers (ed. 1991). Two Societies in Opposition. The Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China After Forty Years. Hoover Institution Press, Standford. Poslední úprava: PETRTYL (13.02.2007)
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Course Description and Objectives:
There is rapidly growing economic and consequently political importance of the East Asia in the modern era, especially after the World War II, even while comparing with all other world regions. Nonetheless, the East Asian region is not known so profoundly in the West including Europe as it would deserve. All regional countries have gone through various social, economic and political changes, which have been influenced by both internal and external factors. As the main factors we have to especially remark their traditional cultural basements, their colonial heritage from the 19th and 20th century and the influence of the outside world powers coming from West (USA, United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Germany), East (Russia - Soviet Union - Russian Federation) and its own regional powers (Japan and China). It is also important to realize that these influences still play a great role in their actual political systems. It must be expected that these factors remain important even if we look at the actual political systems of these countries. If we compare East Asia and Europe, almost the whole Europe has, moretheless, democratic political systems but this cannot be so widely said about the East Asian countries. On the other side, a growing number of East Asian countries have newly established democratic political systems as well. This approach of governance does not seem to be traditional in East Asia and sometimes they are even ceased like recently in the Philippines. What are the main, decisive differences between on "East Asian" vs. "Euro-American" political systems regardless to their level of democracy? Even these questions should be answered in this course. There are very different political systems applied in nowadays East Asian countries. Even more, we can meet with many internal differences in one country (PR China). Nevertheless, we may try to distinguish some types of political systems in the East Asian region, namely those democratically governed (Mongolia, RO Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Papua-New Guinea, Australia), non-democratic political systems (Vietnam, North Korea, Laos, Myanmar/Burma) and others (absolutist monarchy in Brunei, democratic system with elected federal monarchy - Malaysia, new fragile democracy - Indonesia, interrupted democracy after military coup - Thailand) and rather pseudo-democracy in Singapore. The main aim of the course is to provide an overview of the East Asian political systems in the 20th and already commenced 21st century. It is necessary to realize that it is not enough to know basic facts about the relevant countries (population, economy, ethnicity, religions, history etc.). The modern history of these countries has mostly changed them in many ways, as the main factors can be mentioned, i.e. the colonial era, World War I and II, Communist, Liberalist and other ideologies, the Cold War and others. Also their own deeper historical background plays its role.
In the first part of the course, the overall historical, political and economic development of this region and the main actors will be presented. Also traditional and new, mostly imported political approaches implemented in East Asia will be briefly presented. Second and major part will, step by step, focus on all countries of the region, namely China (incl. Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao), Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, The Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, East Timor and Papua - New Guinea. In the last part of the course we will try to make general conclusions on the actual development and possible future trends, which may occure in this region and we will also try to make some general comparison of this region with other world regions (Europe, America, Africa, CIS states, South Asia, Middle East). In this course, students should gain more than a basic overview on all these countries, their origin, contemporary developments, past and present political systems. Students will also actively participate in analyzing all the existing political systems in this region even in comparison with other world regions by means of contributions (presentations/papers). Students will be also obliged to present their own findings while using the lower mentioned recommended literature.
Credits will be given on the basis of a presented paper on a selected and approved topic from the given list, a delivered essay on one of the mentioned issues and/or countries and on passed written exam.
COURSE SCHEDULE
1) Introduction to the course, requirements, literature, discussing seminar topics East Asia: its importance yesterday, today, tomorrow, Political and economic situation, the most important and troubled countries in East Asia, relations with other world regions. In the initial lesson, the method used for leading the course will be presented, the students' possibilities and duties will be stated as well (esp. examination duties). Besides these, there will be a discussion on the chosen method (eventually modified) and the topics of the lessons. The way of working with the mentioned literature will be explained.
2) General overview of the East Asian region - historical development in the last more than 100 years Imperial China, colonial era in the East Asia, imperial Japan and the World War I and II, Western ideologies as Democracy, Socialism, Communism, Capitalism, indigenous and new religions in East Asia and their role, new East Asian rulers after WW II, new countries, disappeared or reappeared countries, their actual relations, international governmental and important non-governmental organizations (ASEAN, APEC, SEATO, ANZUS, WTO, UN etc.) and their roles in the region.
3) China, Tibet China under emperors, nationalistic revolutions and colonial powers including USA, Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-Shek and Guo Min Tang (KMT) party, Mao Ze Dong, Communism and Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Deng Xiao-Ping and Five modernisations, Chinese and non-Chinese nations in China, autonomous regions, Chinese political future.
4) Taiwan, Hong-Kong, Macao Three small Chinas, two in a big China, one outside the big China. Historical origins of 3 small Chinas, "One country, two systems" principle = Democracies under autocratic rule paradox, Threat of de-democratisation, Taiwanese vs. Chinese identity: origins and reasons for changing from Chinese Taiwan to Taiwan.
5) North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia Koreas - Traditional Korean political regime, Chinese, Russian and Japanese rule until the end of the World War II, North Korea under Communism and South Korea "under" USA, Korean War 1950-1953, Korean independence, autocratic rulers, army, students, economic development, democratic system until today, re-unification factor. Mongolia - ex-socialist buffer state, "real" independence, democratisation after 1989, current development: its balanced role between China and Russia.
6) Burma, Thailand Burma under British rule, Japanese threat, After WW II development, Communism, military coups, military govenrment, Aun San Su Ji, possibilty of democratisation in Burma, ethnic comflicts and their settlement, role of the army in democracy. Thailand, the only non-colonised country in the East Indian penninsula, Kingdom and a role of the king, Democracy, role of the army and military coups. Comparison of Burma and Thailand in their social and economic development.
7) Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Countries under French rule, decolonisation, role of China, France, USA and USSR in the region, Vietnam war(s), the main political parties and politicians in Vietnam (Viet Minh, Ho Chi Minh, Ngô Dinh Diem, Nguyen Văn Thieu, Tran Văn Huong), Cambodia (Pol Pot, King Norodom Sihamoni), and Laos (Khamtai Siphadon, Bouasone Bouphavanh). Communist Laos and Vietnam, democratic Cambodia. Future development of this region, democratisation.
8) Indonesia Multiethnic, multireligious country. Indonesia under Dutch rule, after WW II development, way to independence. Main political parties and politicians (Sukarno, Haji Mohammad Soeharto, Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono), Chinese and Communists, ethnic and religious separatists (Aceh, Papua etc.), 1999 East Timor liberalisation, islamic terrorism, role of the army, 1998/1999 democratisation, new presidents.
9) The Philippines, Malaysia, The Phillippines under Spanish (until 1898) and American (until 1946) rule, religious differences of north and south (islamic Mindanao island), role of the army, US army bases, catholicism, political instability in 50s to 70s, politicians-presidents (Ferdinand Marcos, Benigno "Ninoy" Simeón Aquino, Jr., Maria Corazon Aquino, Fidel Valdez Ramos, Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) and their political parties. Malaysia under British rule, gaining independence (1948), federation of 13 states in 1 penninsula and 1 island, having 9 sultans, with elected king, Westminster political democratic system in Malayan practice. Ethnically (Malayan, Chinese, Indians) and religiously very diversified country. Political parties and politicians (Barisan Nasional-UMNO, their 5 prime ministers Tunku Abdul Rahman, Abdul Razak, Hussein Onn, Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Badawi)
10) Brunei, Singapore, East Timor 3 small countries between the big countries. Brunei - small independent and rich sultanate in Malaysia, absolute oil monarchy, Singapore - small "Chinese democratic" city in the middle of all Asian sea routes, East Timor - small Portuguese colony, independent, occupied by Indonesia, again independent (Australian support).
11) Australia, Papua - New Guinea Another Asia? Indpendent Australia since 1901, country of former prisoners, old (British, Irishmen, Italians) and new ethnic communities (Chinese, Vietnamese), Aborigines. Westminster federative democracy, close ties to UK and USA, facing Asian challenge. Political parties (Labor Party, Liberal Party, Greens, Australian Democrats), monarchists and republicans.
12) Japan Empire, industrialization since Meiji reforms, Japanese democracy, militarism and imperialism until the end of WW II. Hiroshima and Nagasaki, renovation of democracy, UN membership (1952), Peace treaties, role of the Emperor, political parties (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Democratic Party of Japan, New Komeito, Japanese Communist Party (JCP), Social Democratic Party (SDP)), prime ministers (Shigeru Yoshida, Morihiro Hosokawa, Junichiro Koizumi etc.). Economic power with little military power, role of Japan in the region, Sino-Japanese relations, North Korean threat
13) General conclusions on the actual development and future tendencies in the East Asia In this lesson, the development and actual status quo of the political systems of all the above mentioned countries will be summarized, we'll try to find general similarities and major differences of all countries' political systems even in order to estimate future development of the whole region.
14) Comparison of East Asia with other regions (Europe, South America and others) In this lesson the whole region will be compared with other world regions. Main similarities and differences will be sought as well, also the origins of the last 100 years changes will searched and evaluated. This lesson will also include a written knowledge test. Finally, there will be a discussion led on the whole course, its possible improving, looking for weak and strong sides as well as possible threats and opportunites available (a little SWOT analysis). Poslední úprava: PETRTYL (27.09.2010)
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