GOVT 238 East Asian International Relations Spring 2010 MWF 9:00-9:50am Kirby 204

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1 GOVT 238 East Asian International Relations Spring 2010 MWF 9:00-9:50am Kirby 204 Professor Seo-Hyun Park Office: Kirby 102 Phone: (610) Office hours: MW 1:00-3:00pm (and by appointment) Course description: This course explores the major theoretical and empirical issues in the international relations of East Asia. We will examine various analytical perspectives on the sources of stability and conflict in East Asia and evaluate them by using empirical evidence from the East Asian region since the clash of civilizations in the nineteenth century up to the current regional order. Topics for discussion include U.S. strategy in East Asia, the impact of the rise of China on regional security, nuclear proliferation, territorial disputes, nationalism, economic interdependence and regionalism. Prerequisite: GOVT 102 Introduction to International Politics (or permission of the instructor) Course requirements: The grading criteria for this course are as follows: Mid-term exam (30%) Final exam (40%) Policy analysis paper (20%) Class attendance and participation (10%) Students are expected to attend all sessions, to have carefully read and considered the required readings, and to actively participate in class discussions. Students are also strongly encouraged to raise questions or concerns about difficult concepts in lectures/readings both during sections and office hours. Students who are unable to attend class must notify the instructor in advance or bring appropriate written documentation (from a physician, etc). Late papers will be penalized one-third of a grade (e.g. B+ becomes a B) for each day past the due date. In addition, it is the responsibility of the student to ensure that s/he is available to take the final exam on the date and time assigned for the course. Students with special needs due to disability should make requests for accommodation in the first week of classes so that arrangements can be made. Students are responsible for the content and integrity of all academic work. Please consult the Student Handbook for College policies on academic honesty ( 1

2 Course readings: The following books are required for purchase and will be made available at the campus bookstore. They will also be placed on reserve at the library. Other course readings and additional material will be made available through Moodle. G. John Ikenberry and Michael Mastanduno, eds., International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific, ed. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003). Muthiah Alagappa, ed., Asian Security Order: Instrumental and Normative Features (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2003). Victor D. Cha and David C. Kang, Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003). Course objectives: Through the completion of this course, students are expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes: identify key concepts and theories in the study of East Asian international relations; critically assess opposing theoretical arguments by evaluating the validity of empirical evidence; participate in critical debate and/or discussion based on the formulation of an argument with supporting evidence; and apply theoretical knowledge to a variety of issue areas and policy scenarios. 2

3 Course Schedule Part I. Historical and Theoretical Overview Week 1: Introduction Lecture dates: Jan 25, 27, 29 Steven M. Walt, International Relations: One World, Many Theories, Foreign Policy (Spring 1998): Muthiah Alagappa, Constructing Security Order in Asia: Conceptions and Issues, in Asian Security Order, pp Alan Dupont, Is There An Asian Way? Survival 38, 2 (Summer 1996): Week 2: Historical Legacies in the East Asian Regional Order Lecture dates: Feb 1, 3, 5 Muthiah Alagappa, International Politics in Asia: The Historical Context, in Asian Security Practice: Material and Ideational Influences, ed. Muthiah Alagappa (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1998), pp Takeshi Hamashita, The Intra-Regional System in East Asia in Modern Times in Network Power: Japan and Asia, ed. Peter J. Katzenstein and Takashi Shiraishi (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997), pp Scott D. Sagan, Origins of the Pacific War, Journal of Interdisciplinary History 18, 4 (Spring 1988): Week 3: The Cold War in East Asia Structural and Regional Factors Lecture dates: Feb 8, 10, 12 Michael Mastanduno, Incomplete Hegemony: The United States and Security Order in East Asia, in Asian Security Order, pp Christopher J. Hemmer and Peter J. Katzenstein, Why Is There No NATO in Asia? Collective Identity, Regionalism, and the Origins of Multilateralism, International Organization 56, 3 (August 2002): Victor D. Cha, Alignment despite Antagonism: The United States-Korea-Japan Security Triangle (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999), chapter 2. Week 4: The Cold War in East Asia Domestic Politics Lecture dates: Feb 15, 17 Yoshihide Soeya, Japan: Normative Constraints versus Structural Imperatives in Asian Security Practice: Material and Ideational Influences, ed. Muthiah Alagappa (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1998), pp Richard Stubbs, War and Economic Development: Export-Oriented Industrialization in East and Southeast Asia, Comparative Politics 31, 3 (April 1999): There is no lecture on Friday, February 19. 3

4 Week 5: U.S. Strategy in Post-Cold War Asia Lecture dates: Feb 22, 24, 26 Thomas Christensen, China, the U.S.-Japan, Alliance, and the Security Dilemma in East Asia, in International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific, pp Richard K. Betts, Wealth, Power, and Instability: East Asia and the United States after the Cold War, International Security 18, 3 (Winter 1993/4): Morton Abramowitz and Stephen Bosworth, Adjusting to the New Asia, Foreign Affairs 82, 4 (July/August 2003): Part II. Sources of Conflict and Cooperation in Contemporary East Asia Week 6: Changing Alliance Relations Lecture dates: Mar 1, 3 Katharine Moon, U.S.-South Korean Relations, in The Future of U.S.-Korean Relations, ed. John Feffer (New York: Routledge, 2006), pp Eric Heginbotham and Richard Samuels, Japan s Dual Hedge, Foreign Affairs 81, 5 (Sept/Oct 2002): G. John Ikenberry and Michael Mastanduno, Conclusion, in International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific, pp Mid-term exam (in-class): March 5, 2010 Week 7: Great Power Conflict in Asia Power Transition and Sino-U.S. Relations Lecture dates: Mar 8, 10, 12 Jack S. Levy, Power Transition Theory and the Rise of China, in China s Ascent, ed. Robert S. Ross and Zhu Feng (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2008), pp Aaron Friedberg, The Future of US-China Relations: Is Conflict Inevitable? International Security 30, 2 (Fall 2005): Wang Jisi, China s Search for Stability with America, Foreign Affairs 84, 5 (September/October 2005): ***** Spring Break: Week of March 15 ***** Week 8: The Rise of China and the Future of Regional Order Lecture dates: Mar 22, 24, 26 David Shambaugh, China Engages Asia: Reshaping the Regional Order, International Security 29, 3 (Winter 2004/05): David C. Kang, Getting Asia Wrong, International Security 27, 4 (Spring 2003): 57-85; rejoinder by Amitav Acharya, Will Asia s Past Be Its Future? International Security 28, 3 (Winter 2003/04): Mike M. Mochizuki, Japan s Shifting Strategy toward the Rise of China, Journal of Strategic Studies 30, 4-5 (Aug-Oct 2007):

5 Week 9: North Korea and Nuclear Proliferation in East Asia Lecture dates: Mar 29, 31, Apr 2 Bruce Cumings, North Korea: The Sequel, Current History 102, 663 (April 2003): Victor D. Cha and David C. Kang, Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003). Llewelyn P. Hughes, Why Japan Will Not Go Nuclear (Yet): International and Domestic Constraints on the Nuclearization of Japan, International Security 31, 4 (Spring 2007): Policy analysis paper due: April 5, 2010 Week 10: Territorial Disputes Lecture date: Apr 5, 7, 9 Jianwei Wang, Territorial Disputes and Asian Security: Sources, Management, and Prospects, in Asian Security Order, pp Taylor Fravel, Regime Insecurity and International Cooperation: Explaining China s Compromises on Territorial Disputes, International Security 30, 2 (Fall 2005): Sung-jae Choi, The Politics of the Dokdo Issue, Journal of East Asian Studies 5, 3 (Sept-Dec 2005): Week 11: Historical Memory and Nationalism Lecture dates: Apr 12, 14, 16 Nicholas Kristof, The Problem of Memory, Foreign Affairs 77, 6 (Nov/Dec 1998): Jennifer Lind, Sorry States: Apologies in International Politics (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2008), chapter 2. Thomas U. Berger, Power and Purpose in East Asia: A Constructivist Interpretation, in International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific, pp Week 12: Economic Interdependence Lecture dates: Apr 19, 21, 23 Ming Wan, Economic Interdependence and Economic Cooperation: Mitigating Conflict and Transforming Security Order in Asia, in Asian Security Order, pp Jonathan Kirshner, States, Markets, and Great Power Relations in the Pacific: Some Realist Expectations, in International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific, pp Dale Copeland, Economic Interdependence and the Future of U.S.-China Relations, in International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific, pp Week 13: Regionalism and Multilateralism Lecture dates: Apr 26, 28, 30 Peter J. Katzenstein, Introduction: Asian Regionalism in Comparative Perspective, in Network Power: Japan and Asia, ed. Peter J. Katzenstein and Takashi Shiraishi (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1997), pp Etel Solingen, East Asian Regional Institutions: Characteristics, Sources, Distinctiveness, in T. J. Pempel, ed., Remapping East Asia: The Construction of a Region (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2005), pp

6 Kuniko P. Ashizawa, Japan, the United States, and Multilateral Institution-Building in the Asia-Pacific: APEC and the ARF, in Beyond Bilateralism: U.S.-Japan Relations in the New Asia-Pacific, ed. Ellis S. Krauss and T. J. Pempel (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004), pp Alastair Iain Johnston, Socialization in International Institutions: The ASEAN Way and International Relations Theory, in International Relations Theory and the Asia- Pacific, pp Week 14: Transnational Issues Lecture dates: May 3, 5, 7 Laura B. Campbell, The Political Economy of Environmental Regionalism in Asia, in Remapping East Asia: The Construction of a Region, ed. T. J. Pempel (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2005), pp Adam Segal, Globalization is a Double-Edged Sword: Globalization and Chinese National Security, in Globalization and National Security, ed. Jonathan Kirshner (New York: Routledge, 2006), pp Mely Caballero-Anthony, SARS in Asia: Crisis, Vulnerabilities, and Regional Responses Asian Survey 45, 3 (2005) Final Exam: TBA 6