Бакалавриат
2025/2026
Государство и общество в Восточной Азии
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Программа двух дипломов НИУ ВШЭ и Университета Кёнхи «Экономика и политика в Азии»)
Кто читает:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Варпаховскис Эрикс
Язык:
английский
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Course DescriptionEast Asia is an important region that includes the second and the third largest economies in theworld and has four countries in the G20. East Asian countries have achieved remarkableeconomic success in the post-war period but are facing many endogenous and exogenouschallenges. Focusing on Japan, China, Taiwan, and South Korea, this course will examine thepolitical, social, and economic pathways traveled by East Asian countries on their road toprosperity, democracy, and security.In this course, students will analyze comparatively the models of economic development, politicalchanges, and social transformations pursued in these countries. Topics examined in this courseinclude culture and values, war and colonialism, historical memory, the developmental state,development and politics in China, democratization in South Korea and Taiwan, socialmovements, economic crisis, nationalism, low fertility trap, precarious labor, and the East Asianwelfare state.
Learning Objectives
- describe historical and cultural context of East Asian countries
- understand the success and challenges of economies within East Asia.
- understand the variation of state-society relations within East Asia.
- apply concepts and theories to analyze East Asian societies
- think critically about the roles of history, culture, government and non-government actors in the society of East Asia.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- In this course, students will analyze comparatively the models of economic development, political changes, and social transformations pursued in these countries. Topics examined in this course include culture and values, war and colonialism, historical memory, the developmental state, development and politics in China, democratization in South Korea and Taiwan, social movements, economic crisis, nationalism, low fertility trap, precarious labor, and the East Asian welfare state.
Course Contents
- Introduction
- Week 2: Political Institutions in China: The Party-State
- Week 3: Political Institutions in Japan: Parliamentary Democracy
- Week 4: Political Institutions in South Korea: Presidentialism
- Week 5: Democratic Transitions in Korea and Taiwan
- Week 6: East Asian Model of Development: Japan
- Week 7: East Asian Model of Development: South Korea
- Week 8: East Asian Model of Development: China
- Week 9: Midterm Exam
- Week 10: Economic Crisis in East Asia
- Week 11: Rightful Resistance in China
- Week 12: Precarity, Poverty, and Inequality in East Asia
- Week 13: Youth and Labor Question in East Asia
- Week 14: Gender, Work, and Family in East Asia
- Week 15: Transnational Migration in East Asia
- Week 16: Final Exam
Assessment Elements
- Participation during in-class activities
- Final exam
- Attendance (1&2 modules)
- Quiz
- Mid-term exam (1 module)The midterm exam will be administered during week 8. It will cover the background material from week first to week seven of the course. The midterm exam will consist primarily of multiple-choice, identification, and short answers. The test will be worth 15% of your course grade.
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 1st module1 * Mid-term exam (1 module)
- 2025/2026 2nd module0.1 * Attendance (1&2 modules) + 0.2 * Final exam + 0.15 * Mid-term exam (1 module) + 0.4 * Participation during in-class activities + 0.15 * Quiz
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Gordon, A. (2003). A Modern History of Japan : From Tokugawa Times to the Present. New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=120926
- So Young Kim. (2010). Do Asian Values Exist? Empirical Tests of the Four Dimensions of Asian Values. Journal of East Asian Studies, 10(2), 315–344. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1598240800003477
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Pekkanen, R. (2004). After the Developmental State: Civil Society in Japan. Journal of East Asian Studies, 4(3), 363–388. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1598240800006019