Module POL3270 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3270: East Asian Regional Order
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- The great powers in East Asia
- Regional institutions and architecture-building
- Regional flashpoints and security challenges in East Asia
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided independent studies | 50 | Reading and preparation for seminars |
| Guided independent study | 78 | Completion of module assessment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Goh, Evelyn (2013). The Struggle for Order: Hegemony, Hierarchy, and Transition in Post-Cold War East Asia (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
Goh, Evelyn and Rosemary Foot (2019). ‘The International Relations of East Asia: A New Research Prospectus’, International Studies Review 21(3): 398-423.
Loke, Beverley (2021). ‘The United States, China, and the Politics of Hegemonic Ordering in East Asia’, International Studies Review. doi: 10.1093/isr/viaa096
Pekkanen, Saadia, John Ravenhill, and Rosemary Foot (eds) (2014). The Oxford Handbook of the International Relations of Asia (New York: Oxford University Press).
Yeo, Andrew (2019). Asia’s Regional Architecture: Alliances and Institutions in the Pacific Century (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press),
