40014 - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF EAST ASIA

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This course is an overview of international relations of the East Asian region, which aims at broadly exploring the economic and political issues surrounding the Asia-Pacific rim. At the end of the course students will be able to examine topics related to historical and contemporary patterns of state relations in East Asia, US security alliances in East Asia and the new Asian Pivot, the rise of China, nuclear crise in the Korean Peninsula, territorial disputes, regional multilateral institutions, East Asian development models and economic integration, environmental challenges, energy security, and other related issues.

Contenuti

 

L'Asia del Nordest, un'area geografica che comprende la Repubblica Popolare Cinese, il Giappone, la Repubblica di Cina e le due Coree, rappresenta senza dubbio una delle zone più grandi del mondo in termini di popolazione, risorse naturali, ed ampiezza potenziale del mercato, ma anche di grande rilevanza come hub commerciale e per le opportunità di investimento che essa offre. Malgrado le ottime performance economiche, questa regione rimane ancora instabile dal punto di vista politico: la divisione territoriale e lo stallo tra le due Coree, le dispute territoriali tra il Giappone e la Russia, tra il Giappone e la Cina, i non facili rapporti tra Taipei e Pechino, senza menzionare il ruolo - importante ma dibattuto - che gli Stati Uniti giocano nell'area. L'obiettivo principale di questo corso è di fare luce sulle principali caratteristiche nelle relazioni tra i principali attori "regionali", di cui gli Stati Uniti fanno parte, ed il "cambiamento" che si è innescato soprattutto nell'ultimo decennio. A questo fine, il focus principale del corso sarà quello di analizzare le fonti di tensione tra le parti e comprendere in che modo queste tensioni possono contribuire a minacciare la coesistenza pacifica nella regione. Saranno sottoposti ad analisi anche i principali sistemi economici di questi paesi e le loro caratteristiche.

Testi/Bibliografia

Required Readings:

Textbook:

M. Yahuda, The International Politics of Asia-Pacific, Routledge, 2019 (as a general introduction to the history of international relations of Asia), with particular reference to pp. 1-138.

Foreign Policy Models and Characteristics of East Asian Countries:

China's Foreign Policy: New Global and Regional Power

S. Zhao, "Chinese Foreign Policy as a Rising Power to Find Its Rightful Place", in Perceptions, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2013.

J. Zhang, “China’s New Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping: Towards ‘Peaceful Rise 2.0’?,” in Global Change, Peace & Security, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2015.

S. Biba, "It's Status, Stupid: Explaining the Underline Core Problem in US-China Relations," Global Affairs, vol. 2, no. 5, 2016.

Korea and Japan:

V. Teo, "Recalibrating Japan’s Foreign Policy," in: Japan’s Arduous Rejuvenation as a Global Power. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, 2019.

J. Mo, "South Korea’s middle power diplomacy: A case of growing compatibility between regional and global roles," in International Journal, vol. 71, 2016.

India and Southeast Asia:

T. Wojczewski, "India's Vision of World Order: Multialignments, exceptionalism and peaceful coexistence," in Global Affairs, 2017.

C. Ogden, "Tone Shift," in Indian Politics and Policy, vol. 1, 2018.

The Security Realm in the Asia Pacific Region:

M. McDonald, "Critical Security in the Asia-Pacific: an Introduction," in Critical Studies on Security, vol. 5, no. 3, 2017.

M. Malik, "Balancing Act. The China-India-US Triangle," in World Affairs, vol. 179, no. 1, 2016.

B. Cannon and A. Rossiter, "The “Indo-Pacific”: Regional Dynamics in the 21st Century’s New Geopolitical Center of
Gravity," in Rising Powers Quarterly, vol. 3, 2018.

E. Demir, "Fragmented or Integrated Asia: Competing Regional Visions of the US and China," in Rising Powers Quarterly, vol. 3, 2018.

Nationalism and Controversies in the Asia Pacific Region.

K.B. Pyle, "Nationalism in East Asia", in Asia Policy, No. 3 January, 2007.

K.S. Lim, H. Ju, M. Li, "China's Revisionist Aspirations in Southeast Asia and the Curse of the South China Sea Disputes", in China: An International Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, February 2017.

J. Kim, "The Clash of Power and Nationalism: The Sino-Japan Territorial Dispute", in Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, Vol. 5, No.1, 2018.

F. Qiu, "Nationalism and Construction of Regional Security Order," in Pacific Focus, vol. 31, no. 3, 2016.

Economic Models and Trade Relations:

J.B. Knight," China as a Developmental State" in The World Economy, Vol. 37, No. 10, 2014.

L. Chen & B. Naughton, "A Dynamic China Model: The Co-evolution of Economics and Politics in China," in Journal of Contemporary China, vol. 26, no. 103, 2017.

Asia-Europe Relations: just economic partners?

N. Casarini, "When All Roads Lead to Beijing. Assessing China’s New Silk Road and its Implications for Europe," in International Spectator, vol. 51, 2016.

G. Geraeerts, "The EU-China partnership: balancing between
divergence and convergence," in Asia Europe Journal, vol. 17, 2019.

Y. Hosoi, "Japan-EU relations after World War II and strategic partnership," in Asia Europe Journal, vol. 17, 2019.

R. Jain and G. Sachdeva, "India-EU strategic partnership: a new roadmap," in Asia Europe Journal, vol. 17, 2019.

The New Silk Road(s): political relations, economic ties, and infrastructure connectivity in the "Eurasian" region.

Y. Huang, “Understanding China's Belt & Road Initiative: Motivation, Framework and Assessment”, in China Economic Review, No. 40, 2016.

C.P. Chung, "What are the strategic and economic implications for South Asia of China's Maritime Silk Road Initiative?" in The Pacific Review, 2017.

V. Tekdal, "China's Belt and Road Initiative: At the Crossroads of Challenges and Ambitions" in The Pacific Review, 2017.

D. Styan, "China’s Maritime Silk Road and Small States: Lessons from the Case of Djibouti," in Journal of Contemporary China, 2019.

M. Kobzeva, "China’s Arctic policy: present and future," The Polar Journal, vol. 9, 2019.

"Washington Consensus" vs. "Beijing Consensus": Confrontation between Models of Development.

I. Taylor, "A challenge to the global liberal order? the growing Chinese relationship with Africa", in S. Breslin (ed.), Handbook of China's International Relations, London: Routledge, 2010.

S. Hess and R. Aidoo, "Beyond the Rhetoric: Noninterference in China's African Policy", African & Asian Studies, Vol. 9, 2010.

J. Galchu, "The Beijing consensus versus the Washington consensus: The dilemma of Chinese engagement in Africa," in African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, vol. 12, 2018.

B. Zhou, "Cooperation between China and Africa under the One Belt One Road Initiative: China’s Benefits and Problems," in Chinese Studies, vol. 8, 2019.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

L'esame finale sarà orale. Inoltre, gli studenti che frequenteranno il corso dovranno collaborare a presentazioni di gruppo su un argomento deciso dal docente. La partecipazione attiva e la lettura attenta e costante dei documenti che verranno di volta in volta indicati dal docente sono molto apprezzati.

Orario di ricevimento

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