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2020　Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences26:International Relations

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Kawana Shinji 
Class Format
Lecture    (ZOOM)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed3-4(W933)  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.S426
Credits
1
Academic year
2020
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2020/9/18
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course is a graduate-level introduction to the diplomatic history of postwar Japan.
This course focuses on US-Japan alliance, military bases, SDF, right of collective self-defense, transfer of defense equipment and technology, territorial issues.
We will consider not only lectures but also discussions on issues such as "what is the problem", "what is the conflict over what", "what is the solution?"

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will understand the points of Japanese diplomacy after World War II and have the ability to think critically.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Keywords

diplomatic history, Japan's security policy, US-Japan security relations

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The course will consist in a series of seminar sessions with pre‐assigned readings.  Students are expected to do all the readings prior to each session, as well as attend and participate in all sessions.  
The weekly sessions will focus on laying out the main arguments of the assigned readings and critically discussing them. 

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction What is diplomacy? What is "postwar" in Japan?
Class 2 US-Japan alliance Understand the history and problems of the US-Japan alliance.
Class 3 US military bases in Japan. Understand the history and problems of the US military bases in Japan.
Class 4 SDF Understand the history and problems of the SDF.
Class 5 right of collective self-defense Understand the history and problems of the right of collective self-defense.
Class 6 transfer of defense equipment and technology Understand the history and problems of the transfer of defense equipment and technology.
Class 7 final exam

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

See Japanese

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Select as needed

Assessment criteria and methods

Commitment: 40%
Final report: 60%

Related courses

  • LAH.S104 ： International Relations A
  • LAH.S204 ： International Relations B
  • LAH.S305 ： International Relations C

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

There are no pre‐requisites for the course.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

shinji.kawana[at]ila.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.

Other

No classes will be given on April 8 (Wed).
Seven total classes will be held for this course: April 15 (Wed), April 22 (Wed), ※May 6 (Wed), May 13 (Wed), May 20 (Wed), May 27 (Wed), June 3 (Wed).
※Please take note that this class will be given on May 6 (Wed) during the holiday.

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