EAST ASIA-PACIFIC REGION IN THE WORLD POLITICS

PSIR473

Course Code: PSIR473
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Haluk Karadağ

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

acquire a general perspective about East Asian-Pacific regions' political, economic and international relations in regional and global scales.
understand the characteristics of the global and regional actors' policies.
interpret the cooperation mechanisms and regionalization approaches in the region.
learn the dynamics of the economic relations and competition among the actors and predict about the future of regional stability.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

Developments in the world have been displayed that mono-polarity is in decline after the Cold war period. The economic and political rise of the People's Republic of China is one of the substantial improvements. Besides, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia are taking the lead in the rising Asia-Pacific region. The goal of this course is teaching to the students of Political Science and International Relations dynamics of the world in the case of Asia-Pacific.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Informing the students about the scope of the course, sources used in the course and evaluation. General Introduction to the Course; Geopolitics of the Eastern Asia-Pacific region
2^nd Week	Geopolitics of the Eastern Asia-Pacific region
3^rd Week	Historical Background of the Eastern Asia-Pacific International Relations
4^th Week	USA-Japan Relations and the Security Dilemma in Eastern Asia-Pacific
5^th Week	Strategy of China
6^th Week	A Look into Japan's Policies
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Power Balance in Eastern Asia-Pacific
9^th Week	Regional Organizations in Eastern Asia-Pacific: Cooperation and Competition
10^th Week	Major Powers and Economic Relations in Pacific I
11^th Week	Major Powers and Economic Relations in Pacific II
12^th Week	USA-Japan Economic Relations and Competition
13^th Week	China-Usa Economic Relations, Mutual Dependence and Predictions about Future. Mini Exam. (Written exam including the course topics)
14^th Week	Handing over the Projects and Presentations

Recommended or Required Reading

Brzezinski Zbigniew, Büyük Satranç Tahtası: Amerika'nın küresel üstünlüğü ve bunun jeopolitik gereklilikleri, Çev. Yelda Türedi, İnkılap yayınları, İstanbul, 2005.
Ikenberry G. John, Mastanduno Michael, (Eds), International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific, Columbia University Press, USA, 2003.
Kang David C., China Rising: Peace, Power and Order in East Asia, Columbia University Press, USA, 2007.
Lacoste Yves, Büyük Oyunu Anlamak: Jeopolitik, Bugünün Uzun Tarihi, Çev. İsmet Akça, 2. Baskı, NTV Yayınları, İstanbul, 2008.
Website
APEC website, http://www.apec.org/
ASEAN website, http://www.aseansec.org/
SCO website, http://www.sectsco.org/EN/

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	1	25
Quiz	1	25
Project	1	40
Presentation of Article	1	10
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz	1	7	7
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	1	15	15
Presentation (including preperation)	1	15	15
Project	1	30	30
Total Work Load			151
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X		X	X
K2		X		X
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8		X	X
K9
K10	X	X
K11				X
K12	X	X		X
K13