GOV 365L and ANS 361
Spring 2019
Course Description
Instructor: Xuecheng Liu
Bldg / Room: PAR 303
Days & Time: TTH 12:30-2:00 pm
Office:
Office Hours Tuesday 2:00-5:00 pm or by appointment
Office Phone: 512-471-5121
Email: xcliu_ut@yahoo.com
PREREQUISITE: 6 SEMESTER HOURS OF LOWER-DIVISION COURSEWORK IN GOVERNMENT, INCLUDES CROSS-CULTURAL CONTENT.
Asian Regionalism and Multilateral Cooperation
(GC and WR)
Asia’s rise as a region will shape the future world order. Asian regionalism as a vitally important dimension of Asia’s rise has attracted critical attention of Asia experts and policy makers. This course first addresses the nature, functional principles, leadership, and policy making process of contemporary Asian regionalism in comparison with the experiences of European integration. We also explore the linkage between the momentum of Asian integration and contemporary Asian nationalism. Then we will introduce and assess the origins and its developments of leading regional cooperation mechanisms: ASEAN, China-Japan-ROK Summit Meeting, SAARC, and SCO. Finally, in terms of engaging with the Asian multilateral cooperation we will discuss policies and strategies of major powers, particularly, the United States and China.
This course contains four main parts:
1, Comparison between Asian Regionalism and European Experiences: Concept, principles, leadership, and policy making process;
2. Asian Regionalism and Asian Nationalism: explore the linkage between the emerging Asian cooperation and contemporary Asian nationalism, focusing on Chinese nationalism, Indian nationalism, and Japanese nationalism;
3. Introduce four most important cooperation mechanisms: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Southeast Asia; China-Japan-ROK Summit Meeting in Northeast Asia; South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in South Asia; and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Central Asia;
4. Major Powers' Responses to Asian Cooperation: Focus on American and Chinese Strategies for engaging with Asian Integration and multilateral cooperation.
This course carries the Writing Flag. Writing Flag courses are designed to give students experience with writing in an academic discipline. In this class, you can expect to write regularly during the semester, complete substantial writing projects, and receive feedback from your instructor to help you improve your writing. You will also have the opportunity to revise one or more assignments, and you may be asked to read and discuss your peers’ work. You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from your written work. Writing Flag classes meet the Core Communications objectives of Critical Thinking, Communication, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility, established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
This course also carries the Global Cultures flag. Global Cultures courses are designed to increase your familiarity with cultural groups outside the United States. You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from assignments covering the practices, beliefs, and histories of at least one non-U.S. cultural group, past or present.
Grading Policy:
- Two take-home essays (6-7 pages) 40%
- One 12-page term paper, 50%
Note: Writing of the term paper includes the paper proposal, the first draft
(15 points), and the second (revised) draft (25 points), and the final draft
(10 points).
- Class participation, 10%
Overall class participation/attendance may be reflected in a plus or minus up to l0
points in determining the course grade.
Textbooks:
1. Frost, Ellen L., Asia’s New Regionalism (ANR)
(Boulder. Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publications, 2008)
ISBN 978-1-58826-579-1 [Selected chapters distributed by email]
2. Aggarwal, Vind K.,Asia’s New Institutional Architecture (ANIA)
(Dordrecht: Springer, 2007). [Electronic Resource]
3. Saez, Lawrence, The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC): An emerging collaboration Architecture (Hoboken: Taylor & Francis, 2012). [Electronic Resource]
4. Pempel, T. J., Regionalism, Economic Integration and Security in Asia (REISA)
(Northamptom, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc., 2011). [Electronic Resource]
5. Mahbubani, Kishore, The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East (NAH) (New York: PublicAffairs, 2009). [Electronic Resource]
6. He, Baogang, Contested Ideas of Regionalism in Asia (CIRA) (London: Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2017) [Electronic Resource]
7. Capannelli, Giovanni and Masahiro Kawai, Political Economy of Asian Regionalism (PEAR) (New York: Springer Science and Business Media, 2014). [Electronic Resource]
8. Port, Bertrand, Douglas Webber, Regional Integration in East Asia and Europe: Covergence or Divergence? London: Taylor and Francis, 2005, (Electronic Resourse)
9. National Security Strategy of the United States of America
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NSS-Final-12-18-2017-0905-2.pdf
10. Selected chapters of the recently published books and journal articles distributed by
email.