Topic of the Seminar will be designated by the instructor offering the course.

Topic of the Seminar will be designated by the instructor offering the course.

In this course, the structure of Korean politics and its primary actors and institutions including the bureaucracy, legislature, political parties, interest groups, media, and military are analyzed by relevant theories of political science. Explores the changes and continuities in Korean politics. Compares Korea with other interesting cases of political modernization and democratization.

This course reviews the economic development experience of Korea since 1950s. It will cover many academic papers as well as book chapters discussing the Korean economic growth and adjustments in different sub-periods over the past half century. It will also cover the contemporary economic issues, especially the developments since the 1997 financial crisis which included the financial and corporate restructuring and the resulting changes of the Korean economic structure.

Surveys the evolution of inter-Korean relations since the division of the nation in 1945. Topics covered include: economic relations, military relations, cultural relations, sports and inter-Korean relations, reunification proposals, the international context and inter-Korean relations, the United States and inter-Korean relations, and the Northeast Asian international system and inter-Korean relations.

Topic of the Seminar will be designated by the instructor offering the course.

Topic of the Seminar will be designated by the instructor offering the course.

The objective of this course is to develop understanding of the contemporary Chinese economy, which has undergone fundamental changes in terms of both development and system transformation. The coverage will be comprehensive, including both overall characteristics and key sectoral issues.

This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of Chinese society and culture. The goal is not simple transmission of information on China but provision of an array of information as well as several perspectives on China that helps students to develop their own perspectives.

Topic of the Seminar will be designated by the instructor offering the course.

This course is designed to help students to understand how Japanese politics work. In particular, it will examine how has the conservative Liberal Democratic Party been able to maintain its power throughout the period in post-War Japan.

This course is designed to help students to understand both the early success (high-growth) and the later failure (lost decades) of the post-War Japanese economy. It will also pay attention to unique institutions of Japanese economy which have shown their robustness over time.

This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of Japanese society and culture. The goal is not simple transmission of information on Japan but provision of an array of information as well as several perspectives on Japan that helps students to develop their own perspectives.

Topic of the Seminar will be designated by the instructor offering the course.

This course introduces diverse nature of Southeast Asia in ethnics, language, religion, culture, economy, and politics. It will focus on how such diverse nature has been shaped over the history through its interactions with China, India, and Europeans. Also, it will cover how the region seeks unity for its survival and prosperity.

Topic of the Seminar will be designated by the instructor offering the course.