Syllabus Pacific Rim

GOVT 308: Pacific Rim/21st Century World Fall, 2008 Dr. Lisa-Mari Centeno [email protected] Office Hours: M-Th, 11-12 and by appointment ES 332, 719-587-7923 This course examines the national, regional and global politics of the Asian Pacific region, with particular focus on China, Japan and the Koreas. Throughout the semester students will: • Recognize and critically assess historical, cultural, economic and political factors that shape international politics in the Asian Pacific region. • Analyze the changing dynamics of international politics in the Asian Pacific region during the cold war. • Analyze and explain the relevance of the current state of international politics in the Asian Pacific region. • Demonstrate research and compose individual scholarship on the topics presented in class. Required Texts: • • •

McDougall, Derek. 2006. Asia Pacific in World Politics. Boulder, CO. Lynne Rienner Birch, David, Tony Schirato, and Sanjay Srivastava. 2001. Asia: Cultural Politics in the Global Age. New York. Palgrave. Journal and news articles listed in the schedule. Course Requirements (Total = 100%) Discussion Questions Government Structure Quizzes Current Events Essay Exam Policy Brief Blog Assignment

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Discussion questions (5 at 5% each): Students will prepare two typed discussion question for each section of the readings. Questions should indicate that the reading was completed. In other words, asking what the author’s point was is not an acceptable question. These exercises will be graded based on depth. See schedule for due dates. Requirements:

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Stapled if necessary, double-spaced with one-inch margins, and typed in a 12point font. Government Structure Quizzes (2 at 5% each): Students will answer short-answer questions about the political structures/institutions of China and Japan. Current Events (2 at 5% each): Students will choose a current news article (one about China and one to be assigned) and prepare two discussion points to present to the class. See schedule for due dates. Requirements: • Printed copy of the article. • 2 discussion points based on the article. • 1 page, double-spaced and typed in a 12 point font. Essay Exam (20%): This take-home exam will cover the Asia Pacific and World Politics text and articles assigned up to 11/20. Policy Brief (20%): Students, acting as foreign policy experts, will conduct research, compile and present a foreign policy plan for a country to be assigned. Reports should be written in the format of State Department reports with the exception that they must contain footnote or endnote citations and a reference page. Requirements: • 4-5 pages in length (not including reference pages). • Stapled, double-spaced and typed in a 12 point font. • Minimum of 4 legitimate sources. • Presentations must be 5-10 minutes. Policy Briefs must be submitted to turnitin.com. The reference number for this course is: 2341206 and the enrollment password is centeno. Blog Assignment (15%): Students will explore various weBLOGs from and about the Asia/Pacific region and prepare a short analysis for discussion. • •

2-3 pages in length (be sure to note names and URLs of blogs as references) Stapled if necessary, double-spaced with one-inch margins, and typed in a 12point font.

Writing Standards Please see the HGP Writing Assessment Rubric at: http://faculty.adams.edu/~ercrowth/hgprubric.htm

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All papers must be typed in a 12-point font, double-spaced with one-inch margins and stapled. The spell-check is not a substitute for proofreading. Points will be deducted for sloppy writing. Non-scholarly sources, with the exception of newspaper articles and organizational websites (such as that of the WTO), will not be accepted. Internet sources should come from sites with URLs ending in .gov or .edu. Avoid .com sites with the exception of some online journals such as foreignpolicy.com. Never use the dictionary or encyclopedia (including Wikipedia) as a source.

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Plagiarism is a serious offense. According to the College Handbook: “All students are expected to practice academic honesty. [He/she] should refrain from any form of cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the College” (42). Therefore: • • • •

Any phrases, paraphrases, terms, concepts, facts and/or figures applied from other sources must be cited correctly. All phrases or sentences that are not in your own words must be in quotation marks. Sources must be cited within the text and included in a reference page at the end of your work. Please see the College’s definition of plagiarism at http://www2.adams.edu/library/plagiarism/plagiarism.php Plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the assignment. Second, or more serious first offenses will result in a failing grade for the course and notification sent to the Provost.

Citation format: I require the citation format used by the American Political Science Association (APSA). If you have questions about formatting please ask. Do not use MLA or other citation formats. Below is a sample paragraph of the format I require. Note the parenthetical citations within the text: Excerpt from: McCormick, John P. 2006. “Contain the Wealthy and Patrol the Magistrates: Restoring Elite Accountability to Popular Government.” American Political Science Review 100(2): 148-164. Ancient democracies assumed that law and public policy would not express the common good unless large numbers of nonwealthy citizens participated in government by holding office

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themselves. Wealthy citizens, despite promises to the contrary, were expected to pursue their own interests, and not those of the general populace on ascension to office—–a danger exacerbated in electoral systems where the wealthy monopolize offices. To avoid the “aristocratic effect” of election (Manin 1997, 42–93), ancient democracies assigned most magistracies by citizen-wide lotteries or “sortitions” and observed frequent rotation in office (Hansen 1991, 230–31; cf. Duxbury 1999). In keeping with the egalitarian aspirations and distrust of oligarchy characterizing such regimes (Ober 1993), lottery conducted over the entire citizenry ensured that the wealthy and notable would have little chance of governing to an extent exceeding their percentage of the citizenry; it guaranteed that offices would be distributed randomly among all classes. Moreover, the regular and frequent turnover of office ensured that wealthy magistrates could deploy their greater financial resources neither to ensconce themselves in an office nor to influence or determine the appointment of like-minded or similarly interested successors. As straightforward sortition became increasingly rare in Western popular governments, republics attempted to ameliorate the aristocratic effect of elections and ensure wider distribution of offices in two alternate ways: by combining election with lottery-like randomization measures and/or by establishing class-specific eligibility stipulations for specific offices. _______________________________________ References Allen, Danielle S. 2000. The World of Prometheus: The Politics of Punishment in Democratic Athens. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Adams, John. [1790] 1805. Discourses on Davila. In The Works of John Adams, ed. C. F. Adams. Boston, MA:Massachusetts Historical Society, 280–304. Aristotle. 1997. In ThePolitics,Trans. and ed. P.L. P. Simpson. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.

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Arnold, Douglas A. 1993. “Can Inattentive Citizens Control Their Elected Representatives?” In Congress Reconsidered, ed. L. Dodd and B. Oppenheimer. Washington, DC: Congress Quarterly Press. Wantchekon, Leonard. 2004. “The Paradox of ‘Warlord’ Democracy.” American Political Science Review 98 (1): 17–34. _____________________________________ *To cite a website: Within the text: (Author date (if available), page number (if available)) For example: (CIA 2006, 2) I understand that in many cases a page number will not be available. Do your best to adhere to this model as much as possible. In the Reference Page: Author. Date (if available). “Title in quotation marks.” Organization or publisher. Date accessed. URL For example: CIA World Factbook. 2006. “Venezuela.” Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed December 20, 2006. https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ve.html ________________________________________ All direct quotes must be contained within quotation marks and cited properly. Quotes longer than 4 lines should be single spaced, indented and in a 10 pt. font. For example: Benjamin Barber argues that the forces of globalization and localization are simultaneous, parallel processes. He describes the dynamics of globalization as: “…being borne in on us by the onrush of economic and ecological forces that demand integration and uniformity and that mesmerize the world with fast music, fast computers, and fast food—with MTV, Macintosh, and McDonald’s, pressing nations into one commercially homogenous global network: one McWorld tied together by technology, ecology, communications, and commerce. The planet is falling precipitately apart AND coming reluctantly together at the very same moment.” (1992, 1). Additional Information:

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Tardiness: DON’T BE LATE!! If some unavoidable situation (alien abduction, etc.) forces you to be late please do not disturb the rest of the class as you enter. Perpetual tardiness will be penalized with a 3% reduction of the final grade for each infraction.

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All written assignments are due on their respective due dates at the beginning of class. o Penalties for late assignments:  Absence and assignment submitted at end of class: Deduction of one letter grade.  Further deduction of one letter grade after each 24 hour period.

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Constructive discussion in an academic setting requires respectful conduct. Please turn off cell phones and beepers while in class (see me for exceptions). Do not engage in private conversations, read the newspaper, or study for another class while I or another student has the floor.

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You are advised to keep copies of all your graded work in the event of calculation errors. Grades cannot be changed without proof of error. Schedule

8/26-9/2: Introduction Read Chapter 1 in Asia: Cultural Politics text. Read Chapter 1 in Asia Pacific in World Politics text. Discussion Question on Chapter 1 of Cultural Politics text due on 8/28. Discussion Question on Chapter 1 of World Politics text due on 9/2. 9/4-10/9: China and Taiwan Read Chapters 3 and 8 in Asia Pacific in World Politics text. Read The following articles, which are all available via EBSOhost (library online journals). “The China Syndrome.” 2008. New Republic 238 (12):1-2. “The People Who Guide China.” 2008. Beijing Review 51(13): 24-29 Kwong, Julia. 2008. “Democracy in China: Voting for Beijing People's Congress Delegates.” Asian Affairs: An American Review 35 (1): 3-14 Wu, Guoguang. 2007. “Identity, Sovereignty, and Economic Penetration: Beijing's responses to offshore Chinese democracies.” Journal of Contemporary China 16 (51): 295-313. Nanto, Dick K and Emma Chanlett-Avery. 2006. “The Effect of the Rise of China

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on Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.” Problems of Post-Communism 53 (1): 33-47. Economy, Elizabeth C and Adam Segal. 2008. “China's Olympic Nightmare.” Foreign Affairs 87 (4): 47-56. Ikenberry, G. John. 2008. “The Rise of China and the Future of the West.” Foreign Affairs 87 (1): 23-37. China quiz TBA. China Current Events due on 10/7. 10/14-10/23: Japan Read Chapter 4 in Asia Pacific in World Politics text. Read The following articles, which are all available via EBSOhost (library online journals). Mishima, Ko 2007. “The Ordeal of Japan's New-Generation Leader: An Assessment of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.” Harvard Asia Pacific Review 9 (1): 32-34. “Why Japan keeps failing.” 2008. Economist 386 (8568): 33-35. Samuels, Richard J. 2006. “Japan's Goldilocks Strategy.” Washington Quarterly 29 (4): 111-127. Japan Quiz TBA. 10/28-11/4: Policy Briefs Read Chapters 2, 5, 6 and 7 in Asia Pacific in World Politics text. Read The following articles, which are all available via EBSOhost (library online journals). Liu Yunyun. 2008. “China-U.S. Relations 2007 in Retrospect.” Beijing Review 51 (3): 16-17, Mulgan, Aurelia George. 2008. “Breaking the Mould: Japan's Subtle Shift from Exclusive Bilateralism to Modest Minilateralism.” Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International & Strategic Affairs 30 (1): 5272. Hughes, Christopher W. 2007. “Not quite the 'Great Britain of the Far East': Japan's security, the US-Japan alliance and the 'war on terror' in East Asia.” Cambridge Review of International Affairs 20 (2): 325-338. Policy Briefs due on 11/4.

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11/6-11/18: The Koreas Read Chapter 9 in Asia Pacific in World Politics text. Read The following articles, most of which are available via EBSOhost (library online journals). Kim, Sungmoon. 2006. “Civil Society and Political Action in Democratized Korea: Revamping Democratic Consolidation from a Participatory Perspective.” New Political Science. 28 (4): 527-546. Jackson, Andy. 2006. “In South Korea, All Politics Is National.” Campaigns & Elections 27 (7): 43-44. Sung-Bin Ko. 2006. “South Korea's Search for an Independent Foreign Policy.” Journal of Contemporary Asia 36 (2): 258-273. Kim, Sunhyuk and Wonhyuk Lim. 2007. “How to Deal with South Korea.” Washington Quarterly 30 (2): 71-82. Armstrong, Charles. 2005. “Familism, Socialism and Political Religion in North Korea.” Totalitarian Movements & Political Religions 6 (3): 383-394. Denisov, V. 2007. “Six-Party Negotiations on North Korea: The Spirit of Cautious Optimism.” International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy & International Relations 53 (6): 35-42. Scobell, Andrew. 2007. “North Korea End-Game or Mid-Game? Some scenarios and their implications for US-China relations.” Journal of Contemporary China 16 (51): 315-323. “North Korea through Chinese eyes.” 2007. Economist 383 (8530): 39-40. Chandra, Vipan. 2007. “Korea For Koreans: Fresh Reflections On The Pyongyang Summit.” International Journal on World Peace 24 (4): 107110. Pritchard, Charles L. 2005. “Korean Reunification: Implications for the United States and Northeast Asia.” Brookings Institution. Available at: http://www.brookings.edu/views/papers/fellows/pritchard20050114.pdf 11/20-11/25: Modernity and Globalization Read Chapters 2 and 3 in Asia: Cultural Politics text. Discussion Questions due on 11/20. Take Home Exam Due on 11/25.

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Thanksgiving Break

12/2-12/9: Information age and Public Sphere Read Chapters 4 and 5 in Asia: Cultural Politics text. Discussion Questions due on 12/2. Meet in Computer Lab 12/4 and 12/9. Blog Assignment due on 12/9. 12/11: Religion and Gender/Sexuality Read Chapters 6 and 7 in Asia: Cultural Politics text. Discussion Questions due on 12/11. Finals Week: Ethnicity and Asia without Borders Read Chapters 8 and 9 in Asia: Cultural Politics text. Discussion Questions due at scheduled final exam time. Current Events Assignment due at scheduled final exam time.

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