Course
Course 7.5 credits • CÖSB10
The course CÖSB10 is currently not being offered
Study international issues in East Asia! The course provides a historical background to international relations in East Asia. It focuses on contemporary issues such as China's political and economic rise and the development on the Korean peninsula.
The course provides students with basic knowledge of key issues of East Asia's international relations and introduces the key concepts required to understand these relations. It deals with the relations between Japan, the Korean peninsula, China, and also the US, which is an actor in the region through its military presence and alliances The course addresses key concepts that are used in the study of international relations and also considers the theoretical contexts from which the concepts are derived. The key concepts are then used to understand and explain the region's geopolitical development from the end of the Pacific War in World War II to the present. The course places special emphasis on the role of history in the present-day relations of the region. China's political and economic rise and its influence on neighbouring countries are addressed in the course, as is the role of the US and its system of regional alliances in defining and affecting the region.
Study period:
autumn semester 2019
Type of studies:
full time,
day
Study period:
2019-10-02 – 2019-10-31
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-19601
Eligibility:
General and have completed higher education studies worth 30 credits.