GOVT6121 - Northeast Asian Politics

Semester 1, 2013  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Nina Silove
Phone: +61 2 9114 2608
Email: nina.silove@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit explores the strategic relationship between the great powers in Northeast Asia, potential arenas of conflict, China and India's rise, Sino-Japanese tensions, North Korea as a potential nuclear weapon's state, inter-Korean relations and the US alliance system. Are we seeing the beginnings of a new security dilemma as Asia's rising powers extend their political and economic influence upsetting the established order? Will they challenge US strategic pre-eminence in the region ushering in a new age of super power competition, or can the region work together towards common security objectives?

Assessments

1x4000wd essay (50%), 1x2hr exam (40%), tutorial participation (10%)

Classes

1x2-hr seminar/week

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Note:
* GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making (taught intensively)