CONTEMPORARY POLITICS OF THE ASIA PACIFIC
POL3CPA
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students survey the international politics of the Asia-Pacific, including: the role of the United States of America in the region; the rise of China; the "normalisation" of Japan; security and North Korea; and the foreign policy of developing states. Students will learn how foreign policy makers, states and non-state actors, engage in international politics and how they frame contentious issues.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Ben Habib
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 15 credit points of any first year Politics subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: POL2CPA
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Bush and Asia: America's evolving relations with East Asia, | Recommended | Beeson, M. | ROUTLEDGE 2006 |
| Readings | The New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific | Recommended | Connors, M, Dosch, J and Davison, R. | ROUTLEDGE 2011 |
| Readings | The new Asian hemisphere: the irresistible shift of global power to the East, | Recommended | Mahbubani, K. | PUBLIC AFFAIRS 2008 |