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Political Economy of East Asia: The Glocal Perspective
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Students will be encouraged to understand the political economy of contemporary East Asia as multidimensional, diverse, fragmented, and contested. Upon completion of the course students will be able to discern and analyze key “glocal” governance issues, institutional dynamics, and structural processes in East Asia at country and regional levels. Likewise, students will be able to critically assess pivotal challenges in the political economy of the region in the foreseeable future.
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Students will be encouraged to understand the political economy of contemporary East Asia as multidimensional, diverse, fragmented, and contested. Upon completion of the course students will be able to discern and analyze key “glocal” governance issues, institutional dynamics, and structural processes in East Asia at country and regional levels. Likewise, students will be able to critically assess pivotal challenges in the political economy of the region in the foreseeable future.
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This course critically examines contemporary political economy issues and processes in Northeast and Southeast Asia. To this end, the course reviews canonical and up-to-date theoretical/empirical literatures relating to socio-economic, socio-political, and socio-cultural configurations and transformations in the region.
The course places particular emphasis on both, global and local drivers of institutional change in East Asian countries in the 21st Century. It adopts both comparative and (country) case study approaches.
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This course critically examines contemporary political economy issues and processes in Northeast and Southeast Asia. To this end, the course reviews canonical and up-to-date theoretical/empirical literatures relating to socio-economic, socio-political, and socio-cultural configurations and transformations in the region.
The course places particular emphasis on both, global and local drivers of institutional change in East Asian countries in the 21st Century. It adopts both comparative and (country) case study approaches.
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Political Economy, East Asia, Glocal
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Political Economy, East Asia, Glocal
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1. Introductory session. No readings required
2. “Glocal” Political Economy: Theoretical and Disciplinary Approaches
3. The East Asian economic miracle
4. Economic, political, and cultural institutional configurations in East Asia
5. Postindustrial East Asia
6. Glocal production networks and value chains in East Asia
7. Inequality and exclusion in East Asia
8. Gender, kinship, and body politics
9. East Asian cities and urban trends
10. Everyday life in East Asia: livelihoods, lifestyles, and youth cultures
Group presentations
11. Socio-political and socio-cultural trends in East Asia
Group presentations
12. Human agency and the environment in East Asia
Group presentations
13. Course review and conclusions
14. Submission of final essay
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1. Introductory session. No readings required
2. “Glocal” Political Economy: Theoretical and Disciplinary Approaches
3. The East Asian economic miracle
4. Economic, political, and cultural institutional configurations in East Asia
5. Postindustrial East Asia
6. Glocal production networks and value chains in East Asia
7. Inequality and exclusion in East Asia
8. Gender, kinship, and body politics
9. East Asian cities and urban trends
10. Everyday life in East Asia: livelihoods, lifestyles, and youth cultures
Group presentations
11. Socio-political and socio-cultural trends in East Asia
Group presentations
12. Human agency and the environment in East Asia
Group presentations
13. Course review and conclusions
14. Submission of final essay
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Assignments and Grading Criteria
Attitude and Participation:
Students are expected to actively discuss and critically evaluate the assigned readings. In addition, students are expected to keep up with news on East Asia in leading newspapers and specialized magazines. Students will be marked on attitude in the classroom and quality of participation.
Group Presentations:
Group presentations will be held in weeks 10-12. Each group will prepare a 10-15 minute presentation for the class using software such as Prezi or Keynote or Power Point. The presentations will focus on a contemporary country case study (drawing on a minimum of seven sources of literature) chosen by each group. Students will each submit a short report (500-700 words in length) based on their own interpretation of their case study.
Pop quizzes:
Pop quizzes will be administrated occasionally in class. These quizzes will be short and students will be given 10 minutes to complete them. The subject matter of these quizzes will be drawn from: 1) the weekly reading assignment, or 2) the topics covered in previous lectures.
Active Learning:
Students are required to submit two Active Learning assignments. Details of these assignments will be announced during the first week of class.
Final Essay:
The final essay will be 1,000 words in length (excluding footnotes/endnotes and bibliography) and must contain both, theoretical and empirical arguments. Topics will be suggested by the instructor and randomly assigned.
All written papers must be typed in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, and formatted with 2.5-cm margins. Usual conditions of citations and bibliography will apply.
Grading Criteria
Attitude: 5%
Participation: 20%
Group presentation (inclusive of individual reports): 20%
Active learning Units: 10%
Pop quizzes: 20%
Final essay: 25%
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Assignments and Grading Criteria
Attitude and Participation:
Students are expected to actively discuss and critically evaluate the assigned readings. In addition, students are expected to keep up with news on East Asia in leading newspapers and specialized magazines. Students will be marked on attitude in the classroom and quality of participation.
Group Presentations:
Group presentations will be held in weeks 10-12. Each group will prepare a 10-15 minute presentation for the class using software such as Prezi or Keynote or Power Point. The presentations will focus on a contemporary country case study (drawing on a minimum of seven sources of literature) chosen by each group. Students will each submit a short report (500-700 words in length) based on their own interpretation of their case study.
Pop quizzes:
Pop quizzes will be administrated occasionally in class. These quizzes will be short and students will be given 10 minutes to complete them. The subject matter of these quizzes will be drawn from: 1) the weekly reading assignment, or 2) the topics covered in previous lectures.
Active Learning:
Students are required to submit two Active Learning assignments. Details of these assignments will be announced during the first week of class.
Final Essay:
The final essay will be 1,000 words in length (excluding footnotes/endnotes and bibliography) and must contain both, theoretical and empirical arguments. Topics will be suggested by the instructor and randomly assigned.
All written papers must be typed in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, and formatted with 2.5-cm margins. Usual conditions of citations and bibliography will apply.
Grading Criteria
Attitude: 5%
Participation: 20%
Group presentation (inclusive of individual reports): 20%
Active learning Units: 10%
Pop quizzes: 20%
Final essay: 25%
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This syllabus is subject to changes and/or revisions during the term. Necessary revisions will be announced in class with prior notice.
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies does not tolerate plagiarism, cheating, or helping others to cheat. These actions will result in an automatic “F” in the course. Pleading ignorance of plagiarism will not excuse you from violations.
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This syllabus is subject to changes and/or revisions during the term. Necessary revisions will be announced in class with prior notice.
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies does not tolerate plagiarism, cheating, or helping others to cheat. These actions will result in an automatic “F” in the course. Pleading ignorance of plagiarism will not excuse you from violations.
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