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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Political Science

166-208/308 The International Politics of the Asia-Pacific Region

Availability:

Not offered in 1997.

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Derek McDougall

Prerequisite/s:

Normally 25 points of first-year Politics; students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the 2nd/3rd-year coordinator.

Contact:

Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week.

Content:

An introduction to the international politics of the Asia-Pacific region, with particular reference to the role of the major powers (US, China, Japan) and selected contemporary issues. There is some focus on debates about the roles of the three major powers in the region and their relationships with each other (US-Japan, US-China, China-Japan). The issues selected for study can vary from year to year but will normally be selected from: Taiwan, Korea, the South China Sea, Indochina, regionalism (ASEAN, APEC).

Assessment:

Essay work or equivalent totalling 5000 words.
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