MVZ445 Foreign Relations of Southeast Asia

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Prof. To-hai Liou (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Mon 16. 11. 16:00–17:40 P21, Wed 18. 11. 10:00–11:40 U33, Thu 19. 11. 18:00–19:30 U41, Fri 20. 11. 10:00–11:40 U42, Mon 23. 11. 16:00–17:40 P21, Tue 24. 11. 16:00–17:40 P24, Wed 25. 11. 10:00–11:40 U33, Thu 26. 11. 16:00–17:40 U34, Fri 27. 11. 10:00–11:40 U42
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides students with the understanding of foreign relations of Southeast Asia. On successful completion of the course, students shall be able to outline the evolution of international environment in Southeast Asia; to evaluate the historical overview of the topic (both during the Cold War as well as during the post-Cold War period); and to formulate the relations between relevant powers and Southeast Asia (in particular, students shall be able to compare the relations between ASEAN on one hand and US, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia and India on the other hand).
Syllabus
  • COURSE SCHEDULE 1. Nov.16(morning, Monday): Introduction : Research Skills (30 minutes) The Evolution of International Environment in Southeast Asia (60 minutes) A Historical Overview: Cold War and International Relations of Southeast Asia, 1945-1989. Donald E. Weatherbee, International Relations in Southeast Asia: The Struggle for Autonomy, Rowman & Littlefield, 2005. 2. Nov.17(afternoon, Tue): Post-Cold War International Relations in Southeast Asia Mireya Solís, “The Political Economy of Regionalism in East Asia: Integrative Explanation for Dynamics and Challenges,” International Relations of the Asia-Pacific (Oxford Journals) March 2009 9: 368-371. Sheldon Simon, “ASEAN and Multilateralism: The Long, Bumpy Road to Community1, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Singapore: Aug 2008. Vol. 30, No. 2; p. 264-292. Rodolfo C Severino, “ASEAN Beyond Forty: Towards Political and Economic Integration,” Contemporary Southeast Asia, Singapore: Dec 2007. Vol. 29, No.3; pp. 406-423. John David Ciorciari, “The balance of great-power influence in contemporary Southeast Asia,” International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Oxford: Jan 2009. Vol. 9, No. 1; pp. 157-196. not available on Proquest Nick Bisley, “East Asia's Changing Regional Architecture: Towards an East Asian Economic Community?” Pacific Affairs. Vancouver: Winter 2007/2008. Vol. 80, No. 4; pp. 603-625. Sheldon W. Simon, “Southeast Asian Security and Its Influential "Others" ,” The Indonesian Quarterly CSIS, Jakarta, December 2008 Vol. 36(3-4) Markus Hund. “ASEAN Plus Three: towards a new age of pan-East Asian regionalism? A Skeptic’s Appraisal” The Pacific Review, Vol. 16 No. 3 2003: 383-417. Evelyn Goh, “Great Powers and Hierarchical Order in Southeast Asia ,” International Security; Winter2007, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p113-157. A. Milner, “Asia-Pacific Perceptions of the Financial Crisis: Lessons and Affirmations”, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 25, no. 2 (2003): 284-305. Hidetaka, Yoshimatsu. “Political Leadership, Informality, and Regional Integration in East Asia: The Evolution of ASEAN Plus Three.” Shaun Narine, “The Idea of an “Asian Monetary Fund”: The Problems of Financial Institutionalism in the Asia-Pacific,” Asian Perspective, Vol. 27, No. 2 (2003), pp. 84-88. Donald C Hellmann, “A Decade After the Asian Financial Crisis: Regionalism and International Architecture in a Globalized World,” Asian Survey: Nov/Dec 2007. Vol. 47, Iss. 6; p. 834 (16 pages) Ramkishen S. Rajan, “Trade liberalization and the New Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific: taking stock of recent events,” International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 2005 5: 217-233. Optional readings: Asia's China Debate - Dr. Satu Limaye (ed.) December 2003 http://www.apcss.org/Publications/SAS/ChinaDebate/Asias%20China%20Debate%20complete.pdf The Asia Pacific: A Region in Transition - Jim Rolfe http://www.apcss.org/Publications/Edited%20Volumes/RegionalFinal%20chapters/RegionalFinal.html 3. Nov.18(morning, Wen): Major Powers and Southeast Asia: China-ASEAN relations Sutter, Robert G, China's rise in Asia : promises and perils, 2005 (327.51009051 S967) Young Nam Cho, Jong Ho Jeong. “China's Soft Power: Discussions, Resources, and Prospects,” Asian Survey: Jun 2008. Vol. 48, Iss. 3; p. 453 (20 pages) To-hai Liou, " Asia’s Response to China’s FTA Strategy: Implications for Asian Economic Integration," Journal of East Asian Affairs, Spring/Summer 2007, pp. 195-232. http://www.inss.re.kr/app/board/view.act;jsessionid=049CCDBFDE9AA68D5E193D4FE2EC1D47?metaCode=en_m_pub&boardId=82ac7629036b792536928154 Chin-Hao Huang and Robert Sutter, “China-Southeast Asia Relations:Ferment over the South China Sea, SIPRI, CSIS, July 2009, http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v11-n2-china-southeast-asia-relations Lim Tin Seng, “China’s Active Role in the Greater Mekong Sub-region: Challenge to construct a ‘win-win’ relationship,” East Asian Policy (the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore): Jan-March 2009. Vol. 1, No. 1; pp. 38-49. Bronson Percival, The Dragon Looks South: China and Southeast Asia in the New Century, Praeger Security International General Interest (2007) Brantly Womack, “China and Southeast Asia: Asymmetry, Leadership and Normalcy,” Pacific Affairs. Vancouver: Winter 2003/2004. Vol. 76, No. 4; pp. 529-548. (21 pages) Juliana W Chen, “Achieving Supreme Excellence: How China Is Using Agreements with ASEAN to Overcome Obstacles to Its Leadership in Asian Regional Economic Integration, Chicago Journal of International Law. Chicago: Winter 2007. Vol. 7, Iss. 2; p. 655 (20 pages) Renato Cruz De Castro, “Exploring the Prospect of China's Peaceful Emergence in East Asia,” Asian Affairs, an American Review, Washington: Summer 2006. Vol. 33, Iss. 2; p. 85 (19 pages) Dennis Arnold, “Free Trade Agreements and Southeast Asia1,” Journal of Contemporary Asia, Oxfordshire: 2006. Vol. 36, Iss. 2; p. 195 (22 pages) Christopher M. Dent, “The New Economic Bilateralism in Southeast Asia: Region- Convergent or Region-Divergent?” International Relations of the Asia Pacific, Oxford: Feb 1, 2006. Vol. 6, Iss. 1; p. 81 Alice D. Ba, “China and ASEAN: Renavigating Relations for a 21st-Century Asia,” Asian Survey, Vol. 43, No. 4 (2003), pp. 635- Evelyn Goh, “Southeast Asian perspectives on the China challenge,” Journal of Strategic Studies. London: Aug 2007, “ Vol. 30, Iss. 4/5; p. 809-832 C. P. F. Luhulima, "Preventive Diplomacy: ASEAN Perspectives ," The Indonesian Quarterly, Vol. 36(1) CSIS, Jakarta, March 2008 4. Nov.19(afternoon, Thu) US-ASEAN relations (90 minutes) Cook, Malcolm. “The United States and the East Asia Summit: Finding the Proper Home” Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 30, No.2 (2008), pp. 293-312. Paul Bowles, “Asia’s Post-Crisis Regionalism: Bringing the State Back In, Keeping the (United) States Out,” Review of International Political Economy, Vol. 9, No. 2 (2002) Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, “America's Place in the Region ,” The Indonesian Quarterly CSIS, Jakarta, December 2008 Vol. 36(3-4) Evelyn Goh, “ Hierarchy and the role of the United States in the East Asian security order ,” International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Oxford: Sep 2008. Vol. 8, No. 3; pp. 353-277. Scot A. Marciel, “US Engagement in Southeast Asia,” The Indonesian Quarterly, CSIS, Jakarta, December 2008 Vol. 36(3-4) Special Issue on Taiwan, Asian Survey, Volume: 44, Number: 4 July/August 2004 http://caliber.ucpress.net/toc/as/44/4;jsessionid=jtiagHNog2R9 Henry M. Paulson Jr., “A Strategic Economic Engagement: Strengthening U.S.-Chinese Ties,” Foreign Affairs, September/October 2008, http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080901faessay87504/henry-m-paulson-jr/a-strategic-economic-engagement.html C. Fred Bergsten, “A Partnership of Equals: How Washington Should Respond to China's Economic Challenge,” Foreign Affairs, July/August 2008, http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080701faessay87404/c-fred-bergsten/a-partnership-of-equals.html 5. Nov.20(morning, Fri) Japan-ASEAN Relations (90 minutes) Bhubhindar Singh. “ASEAN’s Perceptions of Japan: Change and Continuity”, Asian Survey 42: 2, March/April 2002, pp. 279-296. Saori N. Katada, “Japan and Asian Monetary Regionalization: Cultivating a New Regional Leadership after the Asian Financial Crisis,” Geopolitics 7: (2002) Green, Michael J , Japan's Reluctant Realism : Foreign Policy Challenges in an Era of Uncertain Power, New York : Palgrave, 2001. Mike M Mochizuki. (2007). “Japan's shifting strategy toward the rise of China” Journal of Strategic Studies. ”Asia Survey: Aug 2007. Vol. 30, Iss. 4/5. Saori N. Katada, “Japan and Asian Monetary Regionalization: Cultivating a New Regional Leadership after the Asian Financial Crisis,” Geopolitics 7: (2002) Sudo, Sueo, The Fukuda Doctrine and ASEAN: New Dimensions in Japanese Foreign Policy, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies; 1992. Otsuji Yoshihiro, Shiraishi Takashi. “Building closer ties with ASEAN,” Japan Echo. Tokyo: Apr 2002.Vol.29, Iss. 2; pg. 8. 6. Nov.23(afternoon, Mon): South Korea and ASEAN (90 minutes) To-hai Liou, “South Korea’s FTA Strategy,” Foreign Trade Review（Indian Institute of Foreign Trade）, April-June 2008, Vol. XLIII, No. 1, pp. 42-65. http://www.iift.edu/iift/papers_iift.asp South Korea-Vietnamese Economic Relations 7. Nov.24(Tue) Taiwan and ASEAN (90 minutes) Robert S. Ross, “Explaining Taiwan's Revisionist Diplomacy,” Journal of Contemporary China, August 2006, Vol. 15, No. 48, pp. 443-458, Chen, Jie, Foreign policy of the new Taiwan - Pragmatic diplomacy in Southeast Asia, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2002. Michael Leifer, “Taiwan and South-East Asia: The Limits to Pragmatic Diplomacy,” The China Quarterly, 2001 To-hai Liou, 2009, “A Taiwanese Perspective on the DPRK’s Nuclear Test,” The Icfai University Journal of International Relations, January, Vol. III, No.1, pp.48-64. http://www.iupindia.org/109/ijir.asp Steve Chan, “Commerce between rivals: realism, liberalism, and credible communication across the Taiwan Strait,” International Relations of the Asia Pacific, Sep 2009. Vol. 9, Iss. 3; p. 435 (33 pages) Samuel C. Y. Ku, “The Political Economy of Taiwan's Relations with Vietnam ,” Contemporary Southeast Asia, December 1999 8. Nov.25(Wen) Australia-ASEAN Relations in the Post-Cold War Era (90 minutes) John Ravenhill, “Australia and East Asian Regionalism,” Taiwanese Journal of WTO Studies, Vol.II, 2005, pp. 1-36. http://www.wtostudy.nccu.edu.tw/publication/wtojn3/wtojn3[1].htm Curtis Andressen, “Australia-ASEAN Relations under Prime Minister Kevin Rudd,” Taiwanese Journal of WTO Studies, No. 12, http://www.wtostudy.nccu.edu.tw/english/epublication/ewtojn12.htm Curtis Andressen, “Australia and ASEAN: Old Problems, New Opportunities,” Taiwanese Journal of Australian Studies, No. 6, 2005, pp.147-173. Anthony L. Smith, “Australia-Indonesia Relations: Getting Beyond East Timor,” in Satup Limaye （ed.）Asia’s Bilateral Relations, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), 2004 http://www.apcss.org/Publications/SAS/AsiaBilateralRelations/Australia-Indonesia%20Relations%20Smith.pdf Stephen Smith, “Australia-Indonesia Relations: A New Partnership for a New Era,” The Indonesian Quarterly CSIS, Jakarta, December 2008 Vol. 36(3-4) Colin Brown, “Indonesia, East Timor and Australia,” Taiwanese Journal of Australian Studies, IV, 2004, pp. 39-73. Ellie Wainwright, “Australia and the Security of East Timor,” Taiwanese Journal of Australian Studies, IV, 2004, pp. 145-162. Anthony Burke, “East Timor and the Failure of Security: Lessons for East Asia,” Taiwanese Journal of Australian Studies, IV, 2004, pp. 77-105. 9. Nov.26(Thu) India-ASEAN FTA (90 minutes) http://www.bilaterals.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=159 Biswajit Nag and Debashis Charaborty, “India’s approach to Asian Economic Integration,” Taiwanese Journal of WTO Studies, Vol.V, 2006, pp. 67-127. Sudhir T. Devare, India and Southeast Asia: Towards Security Convergence (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006. Ashutosh Misra, “Emerging Trends in India-ASEAN Cooperation in Fighting Terrorism,” Taiwanese Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 1, 2007, pp. 67-98. Tai Wei LIM, “The Rise of China and India: Geo-political Narratives from the Singapore Perspective,” China: An International Journal (CIJ), Volume: 7, Issue: 1 (March 2009) C. Raja Mohan, “Indian Foreign Policy In the Post-Cold War Era,” Taiwanese Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 1, 2007, pp. 13-26. 10. Nov.27(Fri) Vietnamese Relations with China(90 minutes) Alexander L. Vuving. “Strategy and Evolution of Vietnam's China Policy: A Changing Mixture of Pathways,” Asian Survey. Nov/Dec 2006. Vol. 46, Iss. 6; pp. 805-824 Ramses Amer, “Assessing Sino-Vietnamese Relations through the Management of Contentious Issues,” Contemporary Southeast Asia. Singapore: Aug 2004. Vol. 26, No. 2; p. 320 (26 pages) Henry J. Kenny, Shadow of the dragon: Vietnam's continuing struggle with China and its Implications for the US Foreign Policy, Brassey’s Inc., 2002. http://books.google.com.tw/books?id=dnQysc57tuAC&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq=Taiwan+and+Vietnamese+economic+relations&source=bl&ots=8PK7CggQMY&sig=6UbKij0ldLCZi9f4OuzjW93iPsQ&hl=zh-TW&ei=St6cSoXmEsedkAWgy6SzBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9#v=onepage&q=Taiwan%20and%20Vietnamese%20economic%20relations&f=false Carlyle A. Thayer and Ramses Amer (eds) Vietnamese Foreign Policy in Transition, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1999. Lawrence E Grinter. “Vietnam's Thrust into Globalization: Doi Moi's Long Road,” Asian Affairs, an American Review. Washington: Fall 2006. Vol. 33, Iss. 3; pp. 151-165. Sophie Quinn-Judge. “Vietnam's Bumpy Road to Reform,” Current History. Philadelphia: Sep 2006. Vol. 105, Iss. 692; pp. 284-289. BRANTLY WOMACK. China and Vietnam: The Politics of Asymmetry. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-61834-7.] References Periodicals: Asian Survey （the University of California Press: http://www.ucpress.edu/journals/as/）；Pacific Affairs (UBC)；The Pacific Review （Routledge）；Journal of East Asian Affairs（http://www.inss.re.kr/app/board/view.act;jsessionid=B6F1A65CB5EBA5D29488F6C2F6203EF3?metaCode=en_m_pub&boardId=82ac7629036b792536928154）; Korea Observer; Korea Focus (http://www.kf.or.kr/koreafocus/) ；International Security; Survival （International Institute for Strategic Studies, IISS, http://www.iiss.org）; Korean Journal of Defense Analysis ; Japan Review of International Affairs (The Japan Institute of International Affairs); International Relations of the Asia-Pacific; Echo (http://www.japanecho.com/index.html); The Washington Quarterly（Center for Strategic and International Studies and Massachusetts Institute of Technology）; Foreign Affairs; Foreign Policy； Issue and Studies Newspaper The Jakarta Post, http://www.thejakartapost.com/ Magazines: Far Eastern Economic Review;Diplomacy; Echo; Economist Selected Websites: http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v11-n2-china-southeast-asia-relations USA: NAPSNet Daily Report: http://www.nautilus.org/napsnet/dr/index.html Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: http://www.apcss.org/Publications Center for Strategic & international Studies: www.csis.org Pacific Forum www.csis.org/pacfor.
Literature
  • Donald E. Weatherbee, International Relations in Southeast Asia: The Struggle for Autonomy, Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.
  • Green, Michael J , Japan's Reluctant Realism : Foreign Policy Challenges in an Era of Uncertain Power, New York : Palgrave, 2001.
  • Sudhir T. Devare, India and Southeast Asia: Towards Security Convergence, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006.
  • Bronson Percival, The Dragon Looks South: China and Southeast Asia in the New Century, Praeger Security International General Interest (2007)
  • SUTTER, Robert G. China's rise in Asia : promises and perils. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005, xii, 297. ISBN 0742539075. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught as lectures. Students are encouraged to actively participate in class by posing questions of clarification or bringing up problems for discussion. Students are expected to read the required reading(s) for each class. Papers aim to improve the ability of students to analyze issues of foreign relations of Southeast Asia and to work with primary and secondary sources.
Assessment methods
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADINGS Participation in class (discussion) 40% Paper 60% ASSIGNMENTS 1. Paper (12-15 double-spaced pages in English including notes and bibliography ): Your paper should be prepared along the outline as set up in your paper proposal with the instructor’s approval. A good research paper, while not inclusive, usually contains following major elements: a properly-defined research issue, good coverage of questions, well-stated arguments, effective evidence/case, good internal logic, well-structured/organized, good introduction/conclusion/transition paragraphs, clearly/well-written, engaging/lively prose, good command of topic, comprehensiveness of research, and well-documented/complete citations. These elements are also the criteria for grading of the paper.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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