POL 462 (also WWS 462/EAS 462)
International Relations Seminar: International Relations of East Asia
Thomas Christensen
TTH, 11:00-11:50 am
This course will concentrate on the Cold War and post Cold War international relations of East Asia. In the first two weeks we will cover general theoretical approaches to international relations and a brief historical backdrop of Western and Japanese imperialism in the region. In the following weeks, we will discuss the interaction between changes in the broader international system and changes in international relations in the East Asian region. The course will finish with discussion of implications of events and trends since the end of the Cold War.