PSC 422 Seminar on Asian Political Economy
Fall 2008 (RT 1701) Tue., Thur.:
Office: RT 1705 Or by appointment
Phone:
The Political Economy of Asian Development
This is a cap-stone course for senior students. This course will place an emphasis on the application of international relations theories to studying current issues in international political economy and globalization. Students are required to do more independent work and individual thinking that include seminar discussions and research for the paper.
This course will place
the application of theories in the context of Asian political economy. In
recent years, Asian economic development has experienced quite dramatic ups and
downs. This course aims at providing students with a survey of political
economy of developments in
Course Requirement
Since this course is
offered at the seminar level, I expect full course participation defined as
fulfillment of all reading assignments before each class and presence of all
class discussions. I also expect you to actively participate in class discussions
relevant to current issues concerning political economy of
Research Paper Requirement
This is the main course
research paper. You can choose any paper topics on the political economy of
Asian development (the topic does not have to be on East Asia, although the
seminar will focus on
Other requirements
During the course, there
will be two exams on topics discussed in classes. The mid-term exam will
basically cover theoretical concepts and terms and the
The final grade will be calculated as follows:
Mid-term 20 percent
Final 20 percent
Term paper 40 percent
Participation Presentation 10 percent
The following text books are available at the university bookstore:
Mark Beeson: Regionalism and Globalization in
Ming Wan, The Political Economy of
Book for the Course on Reserve:
Roe
Other supplemented readings will be supplied during the course.
Seminar Outlines and Class Schedule:
Week One : Introduction and Conceptualization of
Week Two: and IPE Theories: Mercantilism and Nationalism, and Hegemonic Stability
; Goddard, Passe-Smith, and Conklin, (eds.), International Political Economy: State-Market Relations in the Changing Global Order, the nature of international political economy, chapters. 1, 2., 6.
Week Three: Political Economy Theories: Classical Liberalism and Interdependence
Week Four: Statism, Rational Choice, and World System Theory
Statist Theories and Rational Choice Theory
Marxism and The World System Theory
Goddard, Passe-Smith, and Conklin, (eds.), International Political Economy: State-Market Relations in the Changing Global Order, chapters. 25,26.
Week Five: History and Geopolitics of
Beeson, Regionalism and Globalization in East Asia, chapter 2, 3
Week Six: The East Asian nationalism and Developmental States
Beeson, Regionalism and Globalization in East Asia, chapter 4, 5.
Week
Seven: The Rise and Fall of
Wan, The Political Economy of
Mid-term exam
Week Eight: Political Economy of East Asian Production and Trade
Week Nine: East Asian Finance and Monetary Relations
Week Ten: East Asian regionalism and Globalization
Week Eleven: Political Economy of Chinese Globalization: A Case Study
Week Twelve: Changing Social Institutions and Going Global
Week Thirteen: Reform and Global Impact on People and Soceity
Week
Fourteen:
Week Fifteen: Conclusion: Political Economy of East Asian Regionalism
Beeson, Regionalism and Globalization in East Asia, chapter 8
Class Presentation.
Final exam.