KANSAI GAIDAI UNIVERSITY

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Politics and Security Challenges in East AsiaHow have history and politics shaped security in East Asia? This course provides insight into sources of state behaviour and prospects for regional stability and instability. Particular attention is given to the foundations of tensions between China, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, North Korea, and South Korea as they negotiate their changing economic and military status. In addition, this course also consid-ers some implications for Australian policy towards the region.Can We Enforce Human Rights?: Understanding and Evaluating Human Rights Enforcement Mecha-nisms in AsiaIt's been said that almost all states obey international human rights obligations almost all of the time, but what happens when they don't? What systems exist to compel states to uphold their international human rights obligations? This upper-level course will survey the global human rights landscape, from Eastern and Western philosophical underpinnings, the codification of human rights norms in national courts, and a thorough examination of United Nations human rights enforcement mechanisms, includ-ing the Universal Periodic Review. This interdisciplinary course will introduce case studies from Japan and broader Asia as evidence of state compliance.Tyrants, Dictators and Strongmen: Exploring Authori-tarian Rule in Asia and the Struggle for DemocracyMore than half of Asia has never known democracy—and may never will. Do Asian countries really prefer strong, authoritarian leadership? Asia has a rich history of colorful, yet autocratic rulers—from Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore, to the current military junta in Thailand. This interdisciplinary course offers a fresh look at the prospects for democracy in the region, with distinct case studies from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines. Through multiple lenses and larger-than-life personalities, students will explore the symptoms and causes of authoritarianism in Asia.Globalization, Culture & Identity in East AsiaContemporary discussions of globalization will be put into historical perspective in this unique course, through an examina-tion of the interactions of East Asian states have with each other and the rest of the world. Specifically, it focuses on how globaliza-tion affects the formation of culture and identity in East Asian nations. Students will examine the different ways in which East Asian communities interact and exchange ideas and culture and material goods. This course will also examine how different modes such as travel and tourism and globalizing forms of popular culture contribute to identity formation in East Asian nations.Foreign Policy Analysis: Cases from AsiaPolitics is all about decision. International politics is not an exception. Then, who makes decisions in international politics? Traditional theories in international politics has emphasized the state and the structure that their relations build while the liberal tradition focuses on international organizations and the regimes created among the states. However, the state and international organizations are actually made of human beings who make actual decisions in the name of the entities to which they belong. Since the early post-war period, a group of scholars have emphasized the need to look into the 'black box' to see the actual decision-making process. This tradition that pays more attention to the actual decision-makers has developed into a field named "foreign policy analysis." This course is an attempt to understand the evolution of the Foreign Policy Analysis and how it can be applied to the explanation of actual cases, particularly the cases from Asia.Global Diplomacy and Asia: Modern History and ImplicationsThe recent international politics in East Asia has ignited numer-ous debates about the relevance of modern European diplomatic history to East Asia. This course examines major historical developments in global diplomacy and their impact on East Asia since the 19th century. Participants analyze major diplomatic strategies, such as balance of power, appeasement, deterrence, and containment, while investigating aspects of decision-making during international crises. It also pays close attention to the roles played by the United States in diplomacy and statecraft in Europe and East Asia. The implication of history on recent international relations of East Asia will be analyzed. International History of East Asia (from the late 19th century to the late 20th century)This course examines how and why different international systems rose and declined in the Asia-Pacific region during the twentieth century, by analyzing inter-locking relations among China, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States. It pays Foreign PolicyHistory of International Politics32