International Relations INR 3224
International
Relations of
Spring 2004 Instructor: Eric Messersmith, Ph.D.
Tu. Th.
INR 3224 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 International Relations of East Asia to grasp the
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 25%
- Bi-weekly one page papers 20%
- Final Exam 25%
Class
Presentation
The class will be randomly divided into groups with each
group representing one of the three countries of their choosing,
- Geography
- History/Political Theories
- Significant Personages
- Philosophical & Religious Background
- Highlights of Interaction with Other Two Countries
- Involvement
with
- Future Predilections
The class presentations 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. Presentations should be a minimum of 15 minutes and in PowerPoint. Content of each presentation may appear on the final exam.
Presentations should be available for distribution to the instructor, i.e. CD or diskette or hard copy.
Bi-weekly, one-two page papers will be required throughout
the semester on subjects related to the course. The paper is to be 12pt. Times
New Roman and one and one-half spaced. Citations are mandatory. Some of
these papers (based on the instructor’s discretion) will be discussed in class.
Those papers that elicit class discussion will receive better marks. Papers are due on Tuesdays of the week.
Late papers submitted on Thursdays will be accepted with a 10% penalty. No papers will be accepted after Thursday.
Rules and
Obligations
Students are asked to have read the assignments prior to class. Punctuality counts! (Those who arriving more than 10 minutes late will be penalized ½ % of their attendance grade). Students are expected to remain in class until dismissed by the instructor unless prior arrangements have been made. There will be no eating or beverages allowed in class. All beepers and cell phones must be turned off unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. 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.
(The instructor reserves the right to make any alterations to the
syllabus with prior notice to the class)
Core Texts
Japan’s
International Relations.
Great Wall and
the Empty Fortress:
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 01/06; 01/08 Introduction:
Historical
Overview;
Participant selection for Class Presentation
Week 2 01/13;
01/15 Historical Overview;
Bi-weekly paper #1
due
Week 3 01/20;
01/22 Historical Overview;
Week 4 01/27;
01/29 Reading:
Video
Bi-weekly paper #2
due
Week 5 02/03;
02/05 Reading: Great Wall Empty Fortress pp.82-99
Video
Week 6 02/10;
02/12 Reading:
Bi-weekly paper #3 due
Week 7 02/17;
02/19 Reading: Great Wall Empty Fortress pp. 123-157
Week 8 02/24;
02/26 Mid-Term Exam Review and Exam
Week 9 03/02;
03/04 Reading:
Bi-weekly paper #4 due
Week 10 03/09;
03/11 Reading:
Video
Week 11 03/16; 03/18 Begin Class Presentations
Week 12 03/23; 03/25 Spring Break-No Classes
Week 13 03/30; 04/01 Continue Class Presentations
Week 14 04/06; 04/08 Finish Class Presentations
Reading: Great Wall Empty Fortress pp.193-237
Week 15 04/13 Final Exam Review/Final Exam
(Dates subject to
change)