Type of Credit: Elective
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This course aims to educate students to seize the particular dynamics and political issues within Europe and East Asia, and also, the interregional relations and their relations with other parts of the world. While Europe has undergone significant political transformation since the second World War, its singular course of integration amidst crises and collective community building provides rich subjects for political studies. East Asia, on the other hand, displays another model of regional integration that indicates regionalism/regionalization development in different pace. From the beginning of this century, the interregional relations have witnessed a new climax and generated new economic and political dynamics. We will invite guest speakers from both academia and practice field, and organize field trips to visit delegations from Europe and East Asia in Taiwan, to give students firsthand understanding of the regional and interregional relations. By the end of the semester, the students are expected to understand the major players in Europe and East Asia and the unique governance model of the European Union (EU). Throughout the course, students are expected to participate in gathering information and discussing with class with formed arguments. And on the final weeks, each student will select a dimension for comparative study between Europe and East Asia and present it to the class. The presentation should compose of an analytical framework and should also offer a viewpoint of the chosen topic.
能力項目說明
This course aims to educate students to understand regional integration development in Europe and East Asia, anticipate probable developments in the regions, and think critically about the potential long-term impact of those developments on institutions, countries, and individuals across the globe. By the end of the semester, the students are expected to develop the intellectual skills to effectively analyze key events and issues happening in both regions and the interregional relations.
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Reading list |
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2/14 |
Class introduction |
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2/21 |
Regional integration in theory |
Björkdahl, A. et al. (ed.) (2015). Importing EU Norms: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Findings. Switzerland: Springer; Dent, C. (2016). East Asian Regionalism. 2nd ed. Routledge. |
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2/28 |
Day off (National holiday) |
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3/7 |
Regional integration à l'européenne |
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3/14 |
The nature and the policy-making system of the EU foreign policy |
Coman, Ramona et al. eds. 2020. Governance and Politics in the Post-crisis European Union. Cambridge University Press. |
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3/21 |
Introduction to EU-Taiwan Relations Field trip: European Economic and Trade Office (EETO) in Taipei (To be confirmed) Hosted by Mr. Filip Grzegorzewski Head of the EETO |
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3/28 |
EU foreign policy in practice |
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4/4 |
Day off (National holiday) |
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4/11 |
Discovering East Asia |
Brennan, L. and P. Murray (2015). Drivers of Integration and Regionalism in Europe and Asia: Comparative Perspectives. Routledge. |
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4/18 |
Regionalism and Regionalization in East Asia Field trip: To be confirmed EU and Asia: trade and investment relations Guest lecture: Dr. Roy Chun Lee Senior Deputy Executive Director, Taiwan WTO and RTA Center |
Kenderdine, T. (2018). “Death of the East Asian Goose and the Rise of China’s Geoindustrial Policy”. In Journal of Chinese Political Science, 23: 437-453; Harvie, C., D. Narjoko and S. Oum (2015). Economic Integration in East Asia: Production Networks and Small and Medium Enterprises. Routledge. |
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4/25 |
Regionalism in practice: Taiwan's APEC experience Guest lecture: Ms. Wan-Mei Tsai Director (Programs) at APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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5/2 |
EU-Asia interregionalism |
Wu, C.-H. and Gaenssmantel, F. (ed.) (2020) Law and Diplomacy in the Management of EU-Asia Trade and Investment Relations. New York: Routledge. |
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5/9 |
EU-Asia interregionalism NCCU x SMU Webinar |
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5/16 |
EU-Asia interregionalism Guest lecture: Professor Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
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5/23 |
EU-Asia interregionalism Guest lecture: Professor Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
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5/30 |
The Regional World Order Guest lecture: Professor Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
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6/6 |
Final presentation and debate on chosen topic |
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6/13 |
Final presentation and debate on chosen topic |
In each class, there will be lecture-giving and Q&A time, where students’ active participations are expected. On the final weeks, students are required to present a chosen topic in interregional studies with theoretical analysis and sound viewpoint. The topic could range from general structural comparative study (e.g. regional institutional design, regional historical development, etc.) to specific policy area comparative study (e.g. financial regionalism, refugee management, counter terrorism cooperation, etc.).
Björkdahl, A., Chaban, N., Leslie, J. and Masselot, A. (ed.) (2015). Importing EU Norms: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Findings. Springer.
Bradford, A. (2020). The Brussels Effect. How the European Union Rules the World. Oxford University Press.
Brennan, L. and P. Murray (2015). Drivers of Integration and Regionalism in Europe and Asia: Comparative Perspectives. Routledge.
Dent, C. (2016). East Asian Regionalism. 2nd ed. Routledge.
García, I. J. M. (2017). “Interregionalism in Transnational Interest Networks: Euro-Asian Civil Society and the EU-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement”. In Globalizations, 14 (4): 563-577.
Harvie, C., D. Narjoko and S. Oum (2015). Economic Integration in East Asia: Production Networks and Snall and Medium Enterprises. Routledge.
Hooghe, L. and G. Marks. (2001) Multi-Level Governance and European Integration. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Hsieh, F.-S. (2017). “Cross-Strait Relations in the Aftermath of Taiwan’s 2016 Elections”. In Journal of Chinese Political Science, 22 (1): 1-15.
Keukeleire, S. and Delreux, T. (2014) The Foreign Policy of the European Union, 2nd edition, Palgrave Macmillan.
Neuman, M. (2019). Democracy Promotion and the Normative Power Europe Framework. Switzerland: Springer.
Pencea, S. (2017). “A Look into the Complexities of the One Belt, One Road Strategy”. In Global Economic Observer, 5 (1): 142-158.
Vangeli, A. (2017) ‘China’s Engagement with the Sixteen Countries of Central, East and Southeast Europe under the Belt and Road Initiative’, China & World Economy, 25 (5): 101-124.
Virginie, G. (2015). “The Kim Dynasty and the North-East Asian Security: Breaking the Cycle of Crises”. In North Korean Review, 11 (2): 25-44.
Wajjwalku, S., Ho, K. C. and Yoshida, O. (ed.) (2016). Advancing the Regional Commons in the New East Asia. Routledge.
Wallace, H., Pollack, Mark A. and Young, Alasdair R. (eds) (2015) Policy-making in the European Union, 7th edition, Oxford University Press.
Wu, C.-H. and Gaenssmantel, F. (ed.) (2020) Law and Diplomacy in the Management of EU-Asia Trade and Investment Relations. New York: Routledge.