Section Info: POLIT-228-01

Course Title: East Asian Politics
Start Date: 10/21/2020 End Date: 12/14/2020
Term: Fall Semester 2020
Description: This course examines the dramatic rise of East Asia in the post-World War II period in comparative perspective. The focus will be on understanding the process and consequences of rapid development in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China. Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the 'East Asian model of development' and explores how different developmental experiences and policies affect state-society relations, social and political identities, and prospects for peace and cooperation throughout the region.
Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Calvin Chen   413-538-2668   cchen@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020   Flex. Immersive Lecture   Monday   09:45AM - 11:00AM   TBA   TBA   Weekly
10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020   Flex. Immersive Lecture   Tuesday and Thursday   09:30AM - 11:15AM       Weekly
10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020   Flex. Immersive Lecture   Wednesday and Friday   10:15AM - 11:15AM       Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
POLIT-COMPAR   POLIT-COMPAR: Politics - Comparative subfield   This course has been approved to count towards the Comparative Politics subfield of the Politics major (100-200-level courses only) and minor (all courses).  
EASIA0001   EASIA: East Asian Studies major   This course has been approved to count towards the East Asian Studies major.  
ASIAN0001   ASIAN: Asian Studies minor   This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor.  
IR0001   INTREL: International Relations major   This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major.  
MOD0002   MOD-2: Courses meeting in Module 2   This course meets in Module 2.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 15     Available: 3     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.