Межкорейские отношения на современном этапе

Бакалавриат 2025/2026

Статус: Курс по выбору (Программа двух дипломов НИУ ВШЭ и Университета Кёнхи «Экономика и политика в Азии»)

Где читается: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики

Когда читается: 3-й курс, 1, 2 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 5

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Abstract

This class deals with North Korea's politics, economy, society and foreign relations in general. Since the end of Japanese colonialism, the Korean Peninsula has been divided into two separate entities, which were involved in fierce hostility and competition. Following Kim Dae Jung's Sunshine Policy, the politics of inter-Korean relations seems to be entering a new stage. Yet, the security anxiety between the two is still alive. The complete syllabus will be presented on the KHU's territory.

Learning Objectives

Intends to provide students with the adequate tools to understand the nature of regime in Pyongyang and North Korea's political and economic behavior.
Seeks to cover North Korea's modern history as well as its current affairs.

Expected Learning Outcomes

A student knows the history of the discipline and subfields
A student knows the main approaches in the field and can use the main methods in political science
A student can critically evaluate and rethink the accumulated experience (one's own and another's), think about professional and social activities.

Course Contents

Orientation
The Korean War
They are Normal
Transformer
Pyongyang and the World
Sudden Change in North Korea
Nuclear Issues
Mid-term Exam
North Korean Spring
China and North Korea
Human Rights in North Korea
Park Chung-hee and Inter-Korean Relations
South Korea's North Korea Strategy
Power Transition and Inter-Korean Relations
Balance of Dependence
Final Exam

Assessment Elements

Midterm test
At the end of the each part of the course there will a 80-minute written test in the classroom. The questions are going to be very broad and mostly theoretical, and students are going to be given options to choose questions to answer. Open questions could be also included. The midterm test is held in the middle of the course and takes place in the form of a written test.
Class Attendance
Student abstract
Preparation of an abstract in printed form on one of the selected topic proposed by the teacher. The quality of the design and the content part are evaluated. The volume is 15-20 pages. The originality of the text should be at least 70 percent.
Final test
At the end of the each part of the course there will a 80-minute written test in the classroom. The questions are going to be very broad and mostly theoretical, and students are going to be given options to choose questions to answer. Open questions could be also included. The final test are held at the end of the course and takes place in the form of a written test.
Student presentation
Students are required to make presentations on a certain aspect of development experience of a country chosen by themselves. The topic can be anything that is related with economic development. Students are encouraged not to take a very broad issue encompassing almost all the aspects of development for a successful presentation and a good paper. Design requirements: It is necessary to prepare at least 15 slides, in the format of an oral presentation with a demonstration of the material at the blackboard. Both the quality of the oral presentation and the quality of the presentation material and the extent of coverage of the entire topic are evaluated. Students will learn more in the classroom.
Final Exam
The final exam takes place at the end of the course orally in the form of students' answers to questions from exam tickets. The student chooses a random ticket with 2 questions, to which he prepares an oral answer. The preparation lasts 20 minutes and takes place in the office in full view of the teacher. If the answers to the questions from the extended ticket are unsatisfactory, then the teacher asks any third question at his discretion. The exam is conducted by oral answers to tickets consisting of two pre-prepared questions.
Class Participation
In order to get full marks for the participation students need to actively participate in the class discussions, to demonstrate familiarity with assigned readings and lecture material, including being prepared to answer the questions that the class teacher may pose.

Interim Assessment

2025/2026 2nd module
0.1 * Class Attendance + 0.1 * Class Participation + 0.1 * Final Exam + 0.4 * Final test + 0.1 * Midterm test + 0.1 * Student abstract + 0.1 * Student presentation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Kim, S. S. (2006). The Two Koreas and the Great Powers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=167869

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Grzelczyk, V. (2018). North Korea’s New Diplomacy : Challenging Political Isolation in the 21st Century. London: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1231250

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