LAKEHEADUNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science 4312 FA
Foreign Policies of Japan, China and India
Dr. S. Serajul Islam Fall 2008
Office: Ryan Building 2031 Wednesday: 11:30-2:30 p.m.
Telephone:343-8157 Room: TBA
E-Mail:
Office Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday 11.30-12.30 --or by appointment--
CONTENT:
This course intends to provide an overview of the foreign policies of three major powers in Asia: Japan, China and India. We will study the historical evolution, goals and determinants of these foreign policies, and the conflictual and cooperative interactions of these states with other countries in Asia and the world. We will also cover the efforts at institutionalized cooperation in East, South-east and South Asia. The course begins with a discussion of various approaches to foreign policy analysis, intended to provide the necessary theoretical and conceptual tools to understand the foreign policy behavior of states.
OBJECTIVES:
The main objectives of the course are as follows:
a)To allow students an opportunity to acquire an understanding of the main
issues in Asian International Relations;
b)To sensitize students regarding the position of Asian countries in world
politics;
c)To examine the position of Asian Powers regarding the Muslim world;
d)To analyze the interests, influence, issues and involvement of Asian major
powers in the late twentieth century, and
e)To forecast the possibility of dominance of Asia in International Politics in
the twenty-first century.
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TEACHING METHODOLOGY:
Lectures and class discussions.
EVALUATION:
Participation...... 5%
Mid-Term Test...... 25%
Research Paper...... 30%
Final Examination...... 40%
REQUIRED TEXT:
The Course Package
All the required reading materials are also available in the library.
RESEARCH PAPER:
Each student will write a research paper on any one of the following:
Foreign (bilateral)Policy of Canada towards either Japan or China or India.
In the research paper you must have the following:
- Table of contents
- Theoretical framework
- The Text with sub-headlines
- The Data and Analysis
- At least 20 citations of sources from journals and books.
- Conclusion in the light of theoretical framework.
Further explanation on the research paper will be provided if necessary. The Research Paper is due by the last week of classes. The Research Paper should be 15-20 pages typed, double spaced. Pl. submit one hard copy and another on line via email. If you are not comfortable with the above topic you could decide a separate topic according to your own interest. Please consult me before writing.
Students are strongly urged to be in touch and benefit from
consultation with the Professor regarding their progress in the course.
Students are reminded to consult the University’s Policy on cheating and plagiarism.
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LECTURE AND READINGS OUTLINE
PART I - THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK: UNDERSTANDING FOREIGN POLICY
WEEK 1
- Introduction: An overview of the course
- Asia in the International System: Lecture
WEEK 2
- The Study of International Politics and Foreign Policy
Readings: Northedge: 1-38
Brecher: 1-14
PART II - FOREIGN POLICY OF JAPAN
WEEK 3
- Historical Background: Explaining Japan's Foreign Policy
Readings: MaCridis: 186-221
Hook: 93-117
WEEK 4
- Japan’s Search for Security in the Cold War Era
Readings:Curtis: 202-217; 105-136
WEEK 5
- Post-Cold War Era Japanese Foreign Policy
Readings: Brown: 417-430
Auer and Lim’s Article (2004)
WEEK 6
- MID-TERM EXAMINATION
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PART III - FOREIGN POLICY OF CHINA
WEEK 7
- Explaining China's Foreign PolicyUntil Mao
Readings: Hook: 67-91
WEEK 8
- China's Foreign Policy After Mao: Opening to the West
Readings: Sutter: 131-161, 176-186
WEEK 9
- China in the Post Cold War Period
Readings: Mahbubani’s article
Wang Jisi’s article
Sutter’s article
Shambaugh’sarticle
Jones’s article
PART IV - FOREIGN POLICY OF INDIA
WEEK 10
- Explaining India's Foreign Policy
Readings: Nanda: 170-184
Hook: 171-183
WEEK 11
- India in Asia and the Global System
Readings: Andersen’s aticle
Rajamohan’s article
Mansingh’s article
Farell’s article
WEEK 12
- Review and Conclusion
Readings: Calder’s article
Nathan’s article: 153-165
Mead’s article
RESEARCH PAPER DUE
FINAL EXAMINATION
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BOOKS AND ARTICLES FOR READINGS
Abramowitz, Morton and Stephen Bosworth, “Adjusting to the New Asia,”Foreign Affairs, July/August 2003.
Arase, D., “Japan’s Reluctant Realism: Foreign Policy Challenges in an Era of Uncertain
Power,” Journal of Japanese Studies Vol. 30, No. 1 (Winter 2004): 254-257.
Armstrong, J.D.Revolutionary Diplomacy: Chinese Foreign Policy and the United Front
Doctrine.
Auer, James E, “Is Japan America’s New South Korea?” Current History, Vol. 103, No.
674 (September 2004):280-284.
Bajpai, K Shankar, “Untangling India and Pakistan,”Foreign Affairs, May/June 2003.
Bajpai, A.K. andCohen, S.PSouth Asia After Cold War
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Barnds, W.J.India,Pakistan and the Great Powers.
Berger, Samuel R , “A Foreign Policy for the Global Age,” Foreign Affairs, Nov-Dec, 2000.
Bijian, Zheng “China's ‘Peaceful Rise’ to Great-Power Status,”Foreign Affairs, Sept-Oct. 2005.
Brown, E. "Japanese Security Policy in the Post-Cold War Era," Asian Survey, Vol.34,
No.5 (May 1994): 417-30.
Boyd, R.G. Foreign Policy of China
Brecher, Michael, The Foreign Policy System of Israel.
Brecher, M.The New States of Asia
Burke, S.M.Mainsprings of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies
Buzan B. &Rizvi, G. (eds)South Asian Insecurity and the Great Powers
Calder, Kent, “China and Japan's Simmering Rivalry,”Foreign Affairs, March/April 2006.
Carter, Ashton B “America's New Strategic Partner?”Foreign Affairs, Vol 85, Number 4July/August 2006
Carter, K.H.M.The Asian Dilemma in U.S. Foreign Policy
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Chawla, S., Southeast Asia Under the New Balance of Power
Chapham, C., Foreign Policies in the Third World.
Curtis, G.L. (ed) Japan's Foreign Policy After Cold War.
Das, Gurcharan , “The India Model,”Foreign Affairs, Vol 85, Number 4July/August 2006
Dobson, H., “Evolving Foreign Policy Doctrine: From Yoshida to Miyazawa,” Pacific Review,
Vol. 14, No. 1 (2001): 130-152.
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Donnelly, M.W. "On Political Negotiation: America Pushes to Open Up Japan," Pacific
Affairs, Vol. 66, No. 3 (Fall 1993) 329-351.
Farrell, Diana “India Outsmarts China,” Foreign Policy, Jan-Feb2006
Frankel, F. and Harry Harding, eds.The India-China Relationship. New York: ColumbiaUniversity Press, 2004.
Fravel, M. Taylor “Regime Insecurity and International Cooperation: Explaining China's Compromises in Territorial Disputes,” International Security, Fall, 2005, Vol. 30, No. 2: 46-83.
Friedberg ,Aaron L “The Future of U.S.-China Relations: Is Confict Inevitable?”International Security, Fall, 2005, Vol. 30, No. 2: 7-45.
Ganguly, Sumit, “Will Kashmir Stop India's Rise?,”Foreign Affairs, Vol 85, Number 4
July/August 2006
Ganguly, Sumit “Behind India's Bomb: The Politics and Strategy of Nuclear Deterrence,”
Foreign Affairs, September/October 2001.
Ganguly, S., U.S. Policy toward South Asia
Ganguly, S. & K. Bajpai "India and the Crisis in Kashmir," Asian Survey, Vol. 34, No. 5 (May
1994) 401-417
Ghosh, Partha, Kashmir: A Study of India Pakistani Relation.
Gilboy, George and Eric Heginbotham, “China's Coming Transformation,”Foreign Affairs,
July/August 2001.
Gilley Bruce, China’s Democratic Future (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004)
Gittings, John, The World and China
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Goldstein, Avery. Rising to the Challenge, China’s Grand Strategy and International Security.
Stanford: StanfordUniversity Press, 2005.
Goldstein, Avery. “The Diplomatic Face of China’s Grand Strategy: A Rising Power’s
Emerging Choice. The China Quarterly. 168 (2001): 835-864.
Gordon, B.K. Dimensions of Conflict in Southeast Asia.
Gupta, Sisir. Cooperation and Conflict in South Asia
Hagstorn, L. “Relational Power Foreign Policy Analysis Issues in Japan’s China Policy,”
Pacific Review, Vol. 11, 2005.
Hale, David and Lyric Hughes Hale, “China Takes Off,”Foreign Affairs, November/December 2003
Harris, S., “China’s Regional Policies: How Much Hegemony?” Australian Journal of
International Affairs, Vol. 59, No. 4 (December, 2005): 481-492.
Heginbotham, Eric and Richard J. Samuels, “Japan's Dual Hedge,” Foreign Affairs,
September/October 2002.
Hempson-Jones, J.S. “The Evolution of China’s Engagement With Intergovernmental
Organization-Toward a Liberal Foreign Policy,” Asian Survey, Vol. 45, No. 5 (Sept-Oct, 2005):
702-704.
Hewitt, V.M. The International Politics of South Asia.
Hook, Steven, ed. Comparative Foreign Policy: Adaptation Strategies of the Great and
Emerging Powers. N.J. Prentice Hall, 2002.
Hsiung, J.C. "China's Omni-directional Diplomacy," Asian Survey, 35, June 1995: 573-
586.
Hughes, CR, “Nationalism and Multilateralism in China’s Foreign Policy,” Pacific Review, Vol.
18, No. 1 (2005): 119-135.
Ikenberry, G. John and M. Mastanduno, eds. International Relations Theory and the Asia Pacific. New York: ColumbiaUniversity Press, 2004.
Inoguchi, T. Japan's Foreign Policy in an Era of Global Change.
Kapur, S. Paul, “India and Pakistan's Unstable Peace: Why Nuclear South Asia Is Not Like Cold War Europe,”International Security, Fall 2005, Vol. 30, No. 2: 127-152.
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Katzenstein, P. Jar& Nobuo Okawara. "Japan's National Security: Structures, Normal Policies,"
InternationalSecurity, Spring 1993: 84-118
Kegley, Charles &Eugene, R. Wittkopf. . World Politics: Trends and Transformation
Kaspesson, Roger &J.V. Minghi (eds). The Structure of Political Geography
Korany, Bahgat How Foreign Policy Decisions are Made in the Third World
Kim, Samuel S. (ed)China and the World
Kataoka, TetsuyaWaiting for a "Pearl Harbor": Japan Debates Defense
Kapur, A. India's Nuclear Option.
Kux, Dennis “India's Fine Balance,”Foreign Affairs, May/June 2002.
Macridis, R.C. (ed)Foreign Policy in World Politics, (8th edition).
Matthews, Eugene, “Japan's New Nationalism,”Foreign Affairs, Nov-Dec, 2003.
Mead, W “TheEnd of Asia?RedefiningChangingContinent,”Foreign Affairs, November/December 2000.
Mahbubani, Kishore, “Understanding China,”Foreign Affairs, September/October 2005.
Misra, K.P. (ed)Studies in Indian Foreign Policy
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Mansingh, Surjita.India's Search for Power
- "India-China Relations in the Post Cold War Era", Asian Survey, Vol. 34, No. 3 (March 1994) 285-300
Matthews, Eugene A “Japan's New Nationalism,” Foreign Affairs, November/December 2003..
Medeiros, E van S. and M. Taylor Fravel, “China's New Diplomacy,”Foreign Affairs, November/December 2003.
Nathan, K.S."Asia and the Major Powers," Oriental Studies, 1994
Nayar, Baldev Raja.American Geopolitics and India
Nanda, B.R. (ed)Indian Foreign Policy: The Nehru Years.
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Olson, I., Japan in Post War Asia
Ozdaman, James CC., “Religion as a Factor in Ethnic Conflict: Kashmir and Indian Foreign
Policy,” Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 17, No. 3 (Spring-Summer, 2005): 447-467.
Power, Paul F. (ed)India's Non-Alignment Policy
Prasad, BimalRegional Cooperation in South Asia
Palmer, N.D.The New Regionalism in Asia and the Pacific.
Raja Mohan, C. “India and the Balance of Power,” Foreign Affairs, Vol 85, Number 4July/August 2006
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15, No. 3 (2002): 325-357.
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2001.
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Sission, R.War and Secession: Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
Sutter, Robert G.Chinese Foreign Policy: Developments After Mao
Sutter, Robert, “Asia in the Balance: America and China’s ‘Peaceful Rise’,” Current History,
Vol. 103, No. 674 (September 2004):284-290.
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No. 4, (December 2005): 439-461.
Tellis, Ashley J. “The Evolution of U.S.-Indian Ties: Missile Defense in an Emerging Strategic Relationship,”International Security, Spring 2006, Vol. 30, No. 4: 113-151.
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Thomas, Raju G.C.The Great Power Triangle and Asian Security
Tokinoya, Atushi The Japan - U.S.Alliance: A Japanese Perspective
Van Ness, Peter Revolution and Chinese Foreign Policy
Wang, J. &Zhimin Lin"Chinese Perceptions in the Post-Cold War Era: Three Images of the
U.S." Asian Survey, Vol. 32, No. 10 (October 1992) 902-918
Wilcox, Wayne. Asia and the International System.
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Yim, Kwan Ha. China Under Deng
Zhao, Interpreting Chinese Foreign Policy, Oxford University Press, 2004.
Zhu, Yc, Blackford D., “Ethnic Minority Issues in China’s Foreign Policy Perspective and Implications,” Pacific Review, Vol. 18, No. 2 (June 2005): 243-264.
For research paper please consult the following journals (last 5 years issues). SEARCH first Social Science Citation Index.
Asian Survey
Asia Week
The China Quarterly
Current Affairs
Foreign Affairs
International Journal (Canada)
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore)
Japanese International Studies
International Studies (India)
Pacific Affairs
Pacific Review