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Syllabus Japan-Sotheast Asian Relations in Modern Times - 46224
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Last update 13-07-2015
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Asian Studies

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Nissim Otmazgin

Coordinator Email: nissim.otmazgin@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: Thursday, 14:30-15:30

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Nissim Otmazgin

Course/Module description:
This course examines Japan-Southeast Asian relations since the end of the Pacific War.

Course/Module aims:
The course analyze the political, economic, and cultural aspects of postwar Japanese-Southeast Asian relations.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
The students will learn about the different aspects of postwar Japanese-Southeast Asian relations.

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures and students presentations

Course/Module Content:
"Southeast Asia" in modern Japanese political thought, establishment of diplomatic relations after the war, Fukuda, Takeshita, and Hashimoto Doctrines, Regionalism in Southeast Asia, Japanese industrial network in Asia, Japanese trading houses in Southeast Asia, Students and travelers, popular culture and Japan-Southeast Asian relations

Required Reading:
התגבשות של תפיסה חדשה של "דרום מזרח אסיה" לפני ובזמן המלחמה
Goto, Ken’ichi. 2003. “Tojo Hideki and the Southern Co-prosperity Sphere,” in Tensions of Empire: Japan and Southeast Asia in the Colonial and Postcolonial World. USA: Ohio University Press, pp. 39-76.

ביסוס היחסים בין יפן לדרום מזרח אסיה בתום המלחמה
Shiraishi, Takashi. 1997. “Japan and Southeast Asia,” in Network Power: Japan and Asia, edited by Peter J. Katzenstein and Takashi Shiraishi. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, pp. 169-194.
Hoshiro, Hiroyuki. 2009. “Co-Prosperity Sphere Again? United States Foreign Policy and Japan’s ‘First’ Regionalism in the 1950s,” Pacific Affairs, Vol. 82, No. 3.

חיזוק היחסים בין יפן לדרום מזרח אסיה: דוקטורינות פוקודה, טקשיטה והשימוטו
Sudo, Sueo. 2002. “Japan’s Dynamic Foreign Policy toward Southeast Asia: three doctorines,” chapter 3 in The International Relations of Japan and Southeast Asia. Wiltshire: Routledge. + Appendix I, Appendix II, Appendix III

שיתוף פעולה ורגיונליזציה בדרום מזרח אסיה
Krishnamra, Nadhavathna. 2003. “Regionalism and Subregional Cooperation: The ASEAN experience,” in Regionalism in East Asia: Paradigm Shifting?, edited by Fu-Kuo Liu and Philippe Regnier. London: RoutledgeCurzon, pp. 85-99.
Beeson, Mark. 2009. “Geopolitics and the Making of Regions: The Fall and Rise of East Asia,” Political Studies, Vol. 57, pp. 498-516.

פריסה של רשתות ייצור יפניות באסיה
Hatch, Walter and Kozo Yamamura. 1996. Asia in Japan’s Embrace: Building a Regional Production Alliance. Hong Kong: Cambridge University Press, chapter 2 (chapters 7, 8, 9, 10 are also recommended).
Edgington W. David and Hayter, Roger. 2005. “Hong Kong’s Changing Role as A Global City: The Perspective of Japanese Electronic MNCs,” in Service Industries and Asia-Pacific Cities: New Development Trajectories, edited by P.W. Daniels, K.C. Ho, and T.A. Hutton. Bodmin: Routledge.




חברות סחר יפניות בדרום מזרח אסיה
Soderberg, Marie. 2000. “Asia as seen from the Perspective of Japanese General Trading Houses,” in Japanese Influence and Presences in Asia, edited by Marie Soderberg and Ian Reader. Richmond: Curzon, pp. 101-117.

סיוע החוץ היפני במזרח אסיה
Lam, Peng Er. 2009. Japan’s Peace-Building Diplomacy in Asia: Seeking a More Active Political Role. Cornwall: Routledge, pp. 1-26.
Araki, Mutsuya. 2007. “Japan’s Official Development Assistance: The Japan ODA Modea That Began Life in Southeast Asia,” Asia-Pacific Review, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 17-29.
מעבר של סטודנטים, מטיילים, ותרבות
Moeran, Brian. 2000. “Commodities, Culture and Japan’s Corollanization of Asia,” in Japanese Influence and Presences in Asia, edited by Marie Soderberg and Ian Reader. Richmond: Curzon, pp. 25-50.

תרבות פופולרית יפנית במזרח אסיה
Otmazgin, Nissim. 2008. “Contesting Soft Power: Japanese Popular Culture in East and Southeast Asia,” International Relations of the Asia Pacific, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 73-101.

"פאן-אסייניזם" ביחסים הבינלאומיים של יפן בת זמננו
Hatsuse Ryuhei. 2007. “Pan-Asianisn in International Relations: Prewar, Postwar, and Present,” in Pan-Asianism in Modern Japanese History: Colonialism, Regionalism, and Borders, edited by Sven Saaler and Victor J. Koschman. Wiltshire: Routledge, pp. 226-245.

מה ניתן ללמוד מהניסיון היפני?
Harari, Ehud. 1998. “Epilogue: Contributing to Knowledge Creation and Policy Learning: Highlights and Possible Implications,” in Lessons from East Asia for the Development of the Middle East in the Era of Peace, edited by Ehud Harari, Yishay Yafeh and Eyal Ben-Ari. Jerusalem: Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, pp. 258-282.

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 60 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

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