CREDITS 2 (LV) 3 (ECTS) - 32 Contact Hours
This course is the second of a set of two courses covering Asia. Its geographical focus is on India, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and, to Pakistan and Afghanistan. With regard to the latter it will include a discussion of the geopolitical implications of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan The course will, in large part, rely on publications, mostly scholarly articles, that have recently appeared in prestigious journals. Students will cover a multi-disciplinary plane: moving from the geo-political field to foreign and domestic policy, economics and demographics.
The course trains analytical skills and critical thinking. Teaching is based on the modern (American law school) version of the “Socratic method” — blurring the distinction between lectures and seminars. As a consequence it is highly interactive with ample opportunity for classroom discussion and stimulating critical thinking.
- Teacher: Tjaco Theo van den Hout