International Relations of the Asia-Pacific
POLS 460
Winter 2027
3 Units
In-person
3
one-way Exclusions
Course Description
This IR seminar introduces students to major issues shaping the study and conduct of international politics in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and the Asia-Pacific. Seminar topics examine the involvement of major powers in the region, regional institutions and regimes, norms and identities, transnational crime, non-state actors, and natural disasters.
Learning Outcomes
- Critically assess and engage with existing scholarly research and policy debates on Asia-Pacific International Relations and apply these skills to one's own research interests.
- Develop practical knowledge of the current conduct of Asia-Pacific international relations from the perspectives of practitioners.
- Identify, explain, and discuss key elements and concepts that inform the study and conduct of international politics in the Asia-Pacific.
- Improve written and communication skills.
- Produce rigorous and coherent written analysis of contemporary problems, cases, or issues of international politics as they manifest in the Asia-Pacific.
- Understand ongoing and current issues, challenges, and developments that shape Asia-Pacific international relations.