6 ECTS credits
158 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 6023315ENR voor alle studenten in het 1e en 2e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.
The course shall follow an intensive, executive-like format, and combine traditional academic lectures with interactive discussions with experts and policy-makers.
The course will seek to a) provide students with the necessary background to understand the basics of Japan’s contemporary history, institutions and foreign policy structures and priorities; while at the same time b) remain flexible enough to tailor lectures and seminars to an evolving international landscape. To that end, the course will be divided into three separate modules of two days each, which will take place in November, March and May respectively.
The first module will be devoted to understanding the historical, institutional and strategic context that defines Japan’s foreign and security policy. It will be more fixed in character, in that its content will be subject to minor or no variation from one year to another.
The second module will focus on Japan’s contribution to regional security (i.e. in the Indo-Pacific). It will focus on Japan’s evolving vision of a ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’, and explore the evolution of Japan’s relations with key partners in the region. This second module will feature greater variation, with a view to taking stock of a dynamic geostrategic environment and an evolving policy agenda in Japan and other relevant countries. It will also accommodate special sessions (ie by way of expert roundtables and panel discussions) devoted to addressing relevant and timely challenges.
The third and final module will be devoted to Japan’s global contribution to global security and Japan’s relations with Europe, paying particular attention to the EU and NATO. This will be more dynamic, with a view to reflecting the evolving agenda in EU-Japan and NATO-Japan relations. It will also pay particular attention to interaction with those policy-makers responsible for setting out the agenda of Europe-Japan relations.
A number of required readings will be provided ahead of each module. Students will receive reading packages consisting, for example, of news articles, academic papers and book chapters.
Teaching Methods
Lecture: collective contact-dependent moments during which the lecturer engages with learning materials
Seminar, Exercises or Practicals (Practical): collective or individual contact-dependent moments during which the students are guided to actively engage with learning materials
Independent or External Form of Study (Self): independent study
This description of the teaching methods is indicative, in order to assess the expected study load.
Lecture: 20 hours
Self: 138 hours
By the end of this course, the students will be able to:
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
By way of assessment, participants will be asked to write a short policy brief of 1500 words (30%) and an essay up to 3000 words (70%).
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de politieke wetenschappen: democratie en leiderschap