Geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region

2024/2025

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

3

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Департамент менеджмента

Статус:

Курс по выбору

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 4 модуль

Преподаватель

Мажинский Станислав Витальевич

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This special course provides students with geoplotics in the Asia Pacific. The course is designed to discuss and a wide range of issues and problems of geopolitics in that region. During the course students are discussing the key power lines of geoplotics’ problems of the region, great powers’ policy, security problems and the development of the Asia Pacific. The course continues with a discussion on the Asia Pacific geopolitical issues and perspectives as a region with the high population and economic potential. All topics are discussed as interconnected elements with geopolitical strategies in the Asia-Pacific region. The discipline belongs to Elective component of the program The course is conducted in the offline format. The course does not have any prerequisites. The course is important for successful participation in other courses of the programme.

Learning Objectives

• The main learning objectives are: ● To give students a comprehensive overview of the basic historical, theoretical and political geopolitical processes in the Asia-Pacific region. ● To develop the basic skills of understanding and interpreting of features of geopolitical precesses in the Asia-Pacific.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• • Describes and explains basic geopolitical features in the Asia-Pacific region and theoretical approaches;
• • Characterizes political and social environment of the region, based on the historical development views; estimates Asia-Pacific regional potential as purposes for geopolitcs;
• • Interprets the Asia-Pacific political agenda, based on regional and international trends in contemporary international relations, using the Asia-Pacific countries economic and political strategies;
• • Characterizes principles of leadeing regional countries’ strategies and discusses structure and development of main Asia-Pacific political processes, takes these features into account in professional activities;
• • Analyzes and interprets countries politics in the Asia-Pacific region, their economic purposes and political instruments, their impact on neighboring countries and on international relations.

Course Contents

• Geopolicy as a concept
• Forming the Asia-Pacific
• China as regional leader
• India and Indo-Pacific Region
• Japan and security problems of Asia Pacific
• Issues and Future prospects of the region

Assessment Elements

• IN-CLASS PARTICIPATION
  Lecturer evaluates students’ progress, including comprehension of lecture materials and assigned readings, as well as contribution to discussions. The component is calculated as an average grade achieved on all seminars. If a student is not able to attend the seminar due to illness or any other legitimate reason (relevant document should be provided), he/she is not graded for that seminar. A student can complete the tasks for a missed class and receive a grade. But in this case, the student cannot receive the maximum grade. In all other cases students are graded with 0 for the seminar they have missed.
• EXAM
  The exam is conducted during the session in a group presantation form. Depending on the number of students, presentations will be conducted individually or in groups by 2-3 students. The time limit for presentation is 15 minutes and should not be exceeded. Students are expected to read literature recommended in the syllabus, as well as to search for extra sources, especially in order to get most recent information on the topic of their presentation. If a student is not able to be present at the exam due to illness or any other legitimate reason (relevant document should be provided), the exam can be retaken.

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 4th module
  0.4 * EXAM + 0.6 * IN-CLASS PARTICIPATION

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Introduction to geopolitics, Flint, C., 2012

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Dent, C. M., & Dosch, J. (2012). The Asia-Pacific, Regionalism and the Global System. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=464196

Authors

• Mazhinskii Stanislav Vitalevich