Master
2023/2024
Modern Asian Political Processes
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Elective course (Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia)
Area of studies:
Asian and African Studies
Delivered by:
School of Asian Studies
When:
2 year, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Master’s programme:
Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
36
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The proposed course belongs to the block of disciplines which provides theoretical training in Political Science, Political Institutionalism, Political Economy and Social Anthropology. The proposed course is based on the following disciplines: East Asian Regional Studies; International Relations and Conflict Management; Political Science; Political Philosophy; Political Economy of Modernization in East Asia; Cultural Anthropology; Social Anthropology; Cultural History of East Asia The main academic aim of the course is to equip students with theoretical and methodological instruments for conducting theoretical and applied research in the field of Political Processes in Asia to develop the students’ competence in recognizing and creating the balanced structure and contents of the thesis in Asian Studies as well as in assessing own research as a holistic work, its place in the field of study and contribution to it, its perspectives and challenges. In order to engage with the course material seriously, the students are required to read and synthesize all materials carefully and regularly. They are also encouraged to search and read relevant articles in Russian. Active and informed discussions are vital to the life of the course. Every student is expected to actively contribute to the scholarly exchange throughout the course. Regular contributions will help you to succeed in the seminar and will enhance the learning experience of all participants. To successfully fulfill the course requirements students must pass end-course written exam. The exam will include theoretical and empirical questions designed by the teacher.
Learning Objectives
- The main academic aim of the course is to equip students with theoretical and methodological instruments for conducting theoretical and applied research in the field of Political Processes in Asia, to develop students’ competencies in recognizing and creating the balanced structure and contents of the thesis in Asian Studies as well as in assessing own research as a holistic work, its place in the field of study and contribution to it, its perspectives and challenges.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Analyses Japanese socio-political culture as a peculiar phenomenon in the region of East Asia.
- Contributes to the scholarly exchange throughout the course.
- Explains Political Processes in Contemporary East Asia and the Problem of Modernisation.
- Explains Socio-Political Culture, Political Processes and Institutions in Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan
- Passes end-course written exam.
- Seizes the key principles of Chinese family structure.
- Synthesises all materials in order to engage with the course material seriously.
Course Contents
- Introduction. The Concepts of Political Culture and Political Process
- Socio-Political Culture of the “West” and the East”: The General and the Particular
- Socio-Political Culture and the Concepts of Political Power and Political Processes in Confucian East Asia
- Socio-Political Culture, Political Processes and Institution Building in Japan.
- Socio-Political Culture, Key Characteristics of Political Processes and Institution Building in China.
- Conclusions. Political Processes in Contemporary East Asia and the Problem of Modernization.
- Socio-Political Culture, Political Processes and Institutions in Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Грачиков, Е. Н., Геополитика Китая: эгоцентризм и пространство сетей : монография / Е. Н. Грачиков. — Москва : Русайнс, 2015. — 234 с. — ISBN 978-5-4365-0419-3. — URL: https://book.ru/book/917391 (дата обращения: 27.08.2024). — Текст : электронный.
- Ирхин, Ю. В. Политическая культура в 2 ч. Часть 2. Страны Востока : учебное пособие для академического бакалавриата / Ю. В. Ирхин. — 2-е изд., испр. и доп. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2019. — 249 с. — (Авторский учебник). — ISBN 978-5-534-08495-5. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/438628 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Паначева, А. С. Политическая культура : учебное пособие для академического бакалавриата / А. С. Паначева. — 2-е изд., испр. и доп. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2019. — 237 с. — (Бакалавр. Академический курс). — ISBN 978-5-534-08329-3. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/437659 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).