POLITICAL ECONOMY AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN EAST ASIA (4 Credits)

Learning outcomes:

 On successful completion of this Course, students will be able to: Identify key perspectives and concepts on regionalism; Describe important development of regionalism that takes place in East Asia; Explain issues and policy options that affects the development of regionalism in East Asia; Analyze the systemic change that affects the development of regionalism in East Asia.

Topics:

1. Introduction To Regionalism: regional studies decoded;
2. The National Sovereignty and Global Governance;
3. The Economic ideas of regionalism;
4. The political ideas of regionalism;
5. Regionalism versus globalization;
6. The domestic preference and constraints of creating regionalism;
7. State Power and Global Governance;
8. Intergovernmental foundation of East Asia : the flying geese economy;
9. East Asian miracle;
10. Understanding China’s regional diplomacy, projection and challenge;
11. Understanding South Korea’s growing importance in the region and it’s initiatives towards region;
12. Asian Monetary crisis as a stimulus of regionalization;
13. Understanding Japan’s role and its interest to the development of regionalism;
14. Evaluation.