Politics of
CPO 3502
Spring 2004 Instructor: Eric Messersmith, Ph.D
M-W
CPO 3502 Focus
The first part of this course will focus on the
historical/cultural/political relationships between
Course
Description and Objectives
It is of utmost importance in the study of the politics of
foundation of the three major
entities and their progression from teacher to student, victor to vanquished,
colony to colonizer, employee to employer.
This study spans a millennium and remains fresh in the minds of actors
and their agents despite the brief involvement of the
Students of this course will gain a thorough knowledge of the historical interactions between the state actors and in so doing better understand the relationship to today’s political climate.
Grading
Grading will be based on the following:
- Attendance (punctual) and participation 10% (one unexcused absence)
- Class Presentation 20%
- Mid-Term Exam (Objective Type) 20%
- Bi-weekly Position Papers (1-2 page limit) 20%
- Final Exam (Objective Type) 30%
Class
Presentation
The class will be randomly divided into groups with each
group presenting a significant political event related to one of the three
countries,
- Background leading up to the event
- Important individuals associated with the event
- Key decisions related to the outcome
- Collateral damage/gains directly caused by the event
- Future Predilections
The class presentation will occur mid-way during the second half of the semester and account for 20% of the final grade. All members of the group must participate in equal segments in the presentation. Content of each presentation may appear on the final exam.
Position papers of 1-2 pages will be required throughout the
semester on a relative political subject of the student’s choice. The paper is to be 12pt. and double-spaced.
Citations are mandatory. Students will
be selected at random to discuss their papers and encourage discussion from the
rest of the class. The papers are due at the beginning of class. No late papers will be accepted.
Rules and
Obligations
Students are asked to have read the assignments prior to class. Punctuality counts! (those arriving more than 10 minutes late will be penalized ½ % of their attendance grade). There will be no make-up exams except under extraordinary circumstances and in the sole determination of the instructor. Students who fail to participate in the class presentation will receive no credit for that portion of their grade.
Students are encouraged to provide a valid email address for communications with the instructor.
Although this course is designed as a lecture format,
students are encouraged to interact with the subject matter being presented. To this end students will be asked at
random to summarize the reading for that particular class. In other
words...come prepared to participate.
Core Texts
Japanese Political History Since
the Meiji Renovation 1868-2000
by Richard
Sims
Great
Wall and the Empty Fortress:
Understanding
Korean Politics: An Introduction (Suny Series in
Korean Studies)
by Sung-Hum
Kil (Editor), Chung-In
Moon (Editor), Soong Hoom Kil
(Editor)
Other Texts
Http: Http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/
CC: Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Chinese Civilization:
a Sourcebook.
Akaha Tsuneo and
Frank C. Langdon (eds).
1993. Japan
in the Posthegemonic World.
Buruma, Ian, 1994, Wages of Guilt.
Curtis,
Gerald (ed.). 1993. Japan's
Foreign Policy: After the Cold War. Coping with Change.
Daws, Gavan, 1994, Prisoners
of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific.
Drifte, Reinhard. 1998. Japan's
Foreign Policy in the 1990s
Drifte, Reinhard, 2000, Japan’s Quest for a Permanent Seat
on the UNSC.
Edstrom,
Bert (ed.) 1996. Japan's
Foreign and Security Policies in Transition.
Edstrom,
Bert (ed.) 1999. Japan's
Evolving Foreign Policy Doctrine
Gong, Gerrit W. (ed.) , 1996,
Remembering and Forgetting: The Legacy of War and Peace in East Asia.
Grant,
Richard L. (ed.) 1997. The
Process of Japanese Foreign Policy: Focus on Asia.
Hook,
Glenn and
Hicks,
George. 1998, Japan’s War Memories.
Mendl , Wolf. 1998, Japan’s Asia Policy.
Pyle,
Kenneth B. 1992. The
Japanese Question. Power and Purpose in a New Era.
Towle, Philip,
Margaret Kosuge and Yoichi Kibata (eds) 2000. Japanese Prisoners of War.
Recently
published or forthcoming:
Takashi
Inoguchi and Purnendra Jain
(eds), 2001, Japanese
Foreign Policy Today.
Michael
Green, 2001, Reluctant
Realism: Japanese Foreign Policy in an Era of Uncertain Power.
Yoshimi
Yoshiaki (Suzanne O’Brien trans.) 2001. Comfort
Women.
Yuki
Tanaka, 2001. Japan’s Comfort Women.
Periodicals/Journals/Internet
Comparative
Connections (e-journal)
Useful
Internet Addresses
On-line
journals/newspaper in English
Far
Eastern Economic Review - http://www.feer.com/
Asahi Shimbun - http://www.asahi.com/
Yomiuri
Shimbun - http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/
The
Economist - http://www.economist.com/
Japan
Times http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
Useful sites:
General/Asia
Pacific:
Comparative
Connections - www.csis.org/pacfor/ccejournal.html
Stanford
Uni AP Research Centre - http://aparc.stanford.edu/
ANU
Library - great links http://anulib.anu.edu.au/
BBC
East
Japan-specific
sites:
Prime
Minister’s Residence http://www.kantei.go.jp/
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs - www.mofa.go.jp/
Ministry
of Finance - www.mof.go.jp/english
House
of Representatives - http://www.shugiin.go.jp/
Other
Japanese Governmental Agencies - go to mofa
Behind
the Screen - http://www.bekkoame.jp/
Yahoo
Japan
Information Network - http://jin.jcic.or.jp/
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MBC - Documentary Series: "Now It Can Be Told" - Part I | Part II
KIMSOFT General News Web Server
- The
Korean War Links
- Covert Actions in The Korean War
- Mass Killings in Korea
- Sinking of the General Sherman A US Marine Merchant Ship
- Korean History Links
- Japanese Collaborators: Korea's Quislings
- Recommended Links
- Books, Reviews and Manuscripts
- Intelligence and CounterIntelligence
Week 1 01/05;
01/07 Introduction:
Participant
selection for Class Presentation
Week 2 01/12;
01/14 Reading: Japanese Political History Chapt. 1
Position Paper 1
Week 3 01/19; 01/21 Reading:
Understanding Korean Politics Chapt. 1&2
Great Wall Empty Fortress pp.82-99
Martin Luther King
Birthday—No Class
Week 4 10/26;
01/28 Reading: Japanese Political
History Chapt. 2
Video
Position Paper 2
Week 5 02/02;
02/04 Reading: Great Wall Empty Fortress pp.82-99
Understanding Korean Politics Chapt. 3&4
Week 6 02/09;
02/11 Reading: Understanding
Korean Politics Chapt.
5&6
Japanese Political
History Chapt. 3
Great Wall Empty Fortress pp. 100-122
Position
Paper 3
Week 7 02/16;
02/18 Mid-Term Exam Review and Exam
Week 8 02/23;
02/25 Reading: Great Wall Empty Fortress pp. 123-157
Video
Week 9 03/01;
03/03 Reading: Japanese Political History Chapt. 3
Understanding Korean Politics Chapt. 7
Position Paper 4
Week 10 03/08;
03/10 Reading: Understanding Korean Politics Chapt.8
Great Wall Empty Fortress pp. 157-192
The Logic of Japanese Politics Chapt. 4
Week 11 03/15;
03/17
Reading: Japanese Political
History Chapt. 5
Understanding Korean Politics Chapt. 9
Position Paper 5
Week 12 03/22; 03/24 Spring Break
Week 13 03/29;
03/31 Begin Class Presentations
Reading:
Great Wall Empty Fortress pp.193-211
Week 14 04/05;
04/07 Continue Class Presentations
Week 15 04/12; 04/14 Wrap up Presentations
Final Exam Review
and Exam
The instructor
reserves the sole right to make changes to this schedule based on actual class
progress.