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FRATTOLILLO OLIVIERO
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DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
GRADUATE COURSE IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
CONTEMPORARY EAST ASIA
Syllabus
DESCRIPTION:
This course focusses on the contemporary history of international relations in East Asia. Particular attention will be devoted to the positions occupied by Japan and China during the Cold War years, as well as to their interactions both with the other regional actorsand the U.S. The analysis of the factors which were generated during the bipolar order will facilitate the identification of continuity and discontinuity lines in the broader context of globalization.
Topics will include: (1) the historical development of international relations in East Asia since the mid-19th century, (2) WWII and its legacy, (3) domestic institutions and foreign policy outcomes, (4) regional security issues.
NUMBER OF CREDITS:
8
INSTRUCTOR:
Oliviero Frattolillo
METHOD OF PRESENTATION:
Classes will consist of joint discussions and analysis of the topics of the course. Students will be expected to do the required readings, keep abreast of current affairs, and to be prepared to answer and discuss questions raised in class. Each student will also be required to do oral presentations on topics agreed with professor, followed by questions and joint discussion.
The in-class teaching and learning activities consist of compulsory key readings, lecture podcasts, as well as participation in presentation.
The mode of teaching and learning is highly interactive by eliciting students’ active participation and collaboration through individual or group work discussions.
According to the general objectives, learning activities include:
• Critical reading of historical and political sources (written and web specific sources).
• Analysing and debating documentary short films.
• Analysing and debating movies on historical subjects.
• Active participation in discussions during moments of teaching
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this course and having completed the relevant readings and activities, students should be able to:
Analyse the evolution of historical and cultural macro-trends in the region since the mid-19th century (i.e. the modernization process in Japan and China), comparing and contrasting developments in East Asia’s international politics in the Cold and post-Cold War periods including after 9/11.
REQUIRED WORK AND FORM OF ASSESSMENT:
1. Participation 10%
2. Oral presentation 15%
3. Mid-term examination 20%
4. Term paper 25%
5. Final examination 30%
CONTENT:
PART I – Introduction and description of the course
1) Introduction : East Asia as a regional entity (geopolitics and culture)
2) Historical overview : The pre-war order in East Asia (the Sino-centric order and the Japanese particularism) – Part I
3) Historical overview : The pre-war order in East Asia (the Sino-centric order and the Japanese particularism) – Part II
4) Japan and China facing the first great challenge (the Modernity)
5) Japan and China facing the second great challenge (the Globalization)
6) Revision
6) Mid-term.
PART II
1) Security, identity and stability in East Asia
2) China and the Japan-U.S. alliance - The security dilemma in East Asia
3) Ambiguous Japan: Japan’s national identity at century’s end
4) Power and purpose in Pacific East Asia
7) Revision
8) Final Exam
Students are expected to write a 2.500 words, theoretically informed, research paper on a topic of their choice which has been previously discussed with the instructor.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance is mandatory for all classes. If a student misses more than three classes, 2 percentage points will be deducted from the final grade for every additional absence. Any exams, tests, presentations, or other work missed due to student absences can only be rescheduled in cases of documented medical emergencies or family emergencies.
REQUIRED READINGS:
John Welfield, An Empire in Eclipse. Japan in the Postwar American Alliance System, Bloomsbury.
Chi-Kwan Mark, China and the World Since 1945. An International History, Routledge.
Rémy Davison, “Asia’s ‘Great Game’”, in M. Connors, R. Davison & J. Dosch, The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific. Conflict and Cooperation in the Asian Century, Routledge.
M.K. Connors, “Between a doctrine and a hard place. Japan’s emerging role”, in M. Connors, R. Davison & J. Dosch, The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific. Conflict and Cooperation in the Asian Century, Routledge.
Rémy Davison, “The Chinese century?”, in M. Connors, R. Davison & J. Dosch, The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific. Conflict and Cooperation in the Asian Century, Routledge.
RECOMMENDED READINGS:
Mastanduno, M., Lake, D. and Ikenberry, G.J., 1989. “Toward a Realist Theory of State Action”. International Studies Quarterly, 33 (4) : 457-74.
Saich, T., 2011. Governance and politics of China. London and New York : Palgrave Macmillan.
Frattolillo, O., 2012. Interwar Japan beyond the West. The search for a new subjectivity in world history. Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge SP.
Frattolillo, O., 2013. “Sovereignty and Identity in EU-China-Japan Political Dialogue. A Theoretical Analysis”. Quarterly Journal of Chinese Studies, 2 (1) : 102-118.
Hook, G.D., Gilson, J., Hughes, C.W. and Dobson, H., 2005. Japan’s international relations. Politics, economics and security. London and New York : Routledge.
Lim, R., 2005. Geopolitics of East Asia. London and New York : Routledge.
PROFESSOR BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:
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Oliviero Frattolillo is Associate Professor at the Department of Politics (Roma Tre University). He is Adjunct Professor in International Relations of East Asia at The American University of Rome, Department of International Relations and Global Politics. In 2005 he was Guest Researcher at Okinawa University of Arts and since 2014 he is Visiting Scholar at the Department of Law of Keio University and at the Europe Studies Institute (Hitotsubashi University) in Tokyo.
Associate Member of the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” (Karl Jaspers Centre, Heidelberg University) and Research Associate at the EHESS in Paris, he is currently co-editing the “New Directions in East Asian History” book series for Palgrave MacMillan. Frattolillo’s research interests include Asian (particularly Japanese) history, international history and international relations, EU-Japan relations, the Cold War in Asia and Japanese diplomatic history. Further teaching interests include Japanese intellectual history and World Politics.
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REQUIRED READINGS:
John Welfield, An Empire in Eclipse. Japan in the Postwar American Alliance System, Bloomsbury.
Chi-Kwan Mark, China and the World Since 1945. An International History, Routledge.
Rémy Davison, “Asia’s ‘Great Game’”, in M. Connors, R. Davison & J. Dosch, The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific. Conflict and Cooperation in the Asian Century, Routledge.
M.K. Connors, “Between a doctrine and a hard place. Japan’s emerging role”, in M. Connors, R. Davison & J. Dosch, The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific. Conflict and Cooperation in the Asian Century, Routledge.
Rémy Davison, “The Chinese century?”, in M. Connors, R. Davison & J. Dosch, The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific. Conflict and Cooperation in the Asian Century, Routledge.
RECOMMENDED READINGS:
Mastanduno, M., Lake, D. and Ikenberry, G.J., 1989. “Toward a Realist Theory of State Action”. International Studies Quarterly, 33 (4) : 457-74.
Saich, T., 2011. Governance and politics of China. London and New York : Palgrave Macmillan.
Frattolillo, O., 2012. Interwar Japan beyond the West. The search for a new subjectivity in world history. Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge SP.
Frattolillo, O., 2013. “Sovereignty and Identity in EU-China-Japan Political Dialogue. A Theoretical Analysis”. Quarterly Journal of Chinese Studies, 2 (1) : 102-118.
Hook, G.D., Gilson, J., Hughes, C.W. and Dobson, H., 2005. Japan’s international relations. Politics, economics and security. London and New York : Routledge.
Lim, R., 2005. Geopolitics of East Asia. London and New York : Routledge.
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