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講義概要/Course description
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This course is designed to introduce students to policy-making in postwar Japan from the political science perspectives of comparative politics and international relations. The course proceeds in three parts. The first part places Japanese politics and policy-making in a comparative context and introduces models of the policy-making process. The second part of the course focuses on the policy-making process in domestic policy areas, including budgetary policy, industrial policy, social welfare policy, energy policy, immigration policy, energy policy, and education policy. The final part considers Japan’s security policy, diplomacy, and foreign relations. Weekly reading assignments, quizzes, a paper and a final exam require students to spend about 120 minutes preparing for class each week.
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達成目標/Course objectives
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The goals of the course are as follows:
① To help students learn to apply political science concepts and approaches to the study of policy-making in postwar Japan.
② To give course participants the capacity to make sense of the policy-making process in multiple areas of public policy, including both domestic and foreign policy.
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履修条件（事前に履修しておくことが望ましい科目など）/Prerequisite
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Although not a requirement, it is recommended that students take Japanese Politics I (日本政治論Ⅰ) before enrolling in this class.
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授業計画/Lecture plan
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1
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Course Overview: Japan and Comparative Politics (This class will be held online (on-demand). A class video will be posted on Course Power.) |
| 事前学習/Preparation |
No readings
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| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Review class notes
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2
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Models of the Policy-Making Process
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
Readings:
Hague, Rod and Martin Harrop. 2010. Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction, 8th edition. New York : Palgrave Macmillan. Chapter 18: 367-385.
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| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Review class notes
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3
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Budget Policy and the National Debt
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
Readings:
Suzuki, Takaaki. 2000. Japan's Budget Politics: Balancing Domestic and International Interests. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers. Chapter 1: 3-22.
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Review class notes
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4
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Industrial Policy and the Future of Government Intervention
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Readings:
Gao, Bai. 1998. “The Search for National Identity and Japanese Industrial Policy, 1950-1969.” Nations and Nationalism 4, 2: 227-245.
Hall, Derek. 2004. “Japanese Spirit, Western Economics: The Continuing Salience of Economic Nationalism in Japan.” New Political Economy 9, 1: 79-99.
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Review class notes
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5
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
Readings:
Takegawa, Shogo. 2010. “Liberal Preferences and Conservative Policies: The Puzzling Size of Japan’s Welfare State.” Social Science Japan Journal 13, 1: 53–67.
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| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Review class notes and study for Quiz #1
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6
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Energy Policy and the Future of Nuclear Power |
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Readings:
Kingston, Jeff. 2014. “Abe’s Nuclear Renaissance: Energy Politics in Post–3.11 Japan.” Critical Asian Studies 46, 3: 461–484.
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Review class notes
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7
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Immigration Policy and the Ageing Society
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Readings:
Chung, Erin Aeran. 2010. “Workers or Residents? Diverging Patterns of Immigrant Incorporation in Korea and Japan.” Pacific Affairs 83, 4 (December): 675-696.
Schoppa, Leonard. 2010. “Exit, Voice, and Family Policy in Japan: Limited Changes despite Broad Recognition of the Declining Fertility Problem.” Journal of European Social Policy 19, 5: 422–432.
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Review class notes
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8
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Education Policy and Patriotic Education
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Readings:
Cave, Peter. 2013. “Japanese Colonialism and the Asia-Pacific War in Japan’s History textbooks: Changing Representations and Their Causes.” Modern Asian Studies 47 (2): 542-580.
Tawara, Yoshifumi. 2015. “The Abe Government and the 2014 Screening of Japanese Junior High School History Textbooks.” The Asia-Pacific Journal 13 (16) 2: (April 27): 1-13.
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Review class notes and work on paper assignment
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9
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Japan’s Grand Strategy
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Readings:
Samuels, Richard J. 2007. “Securing Japan: The Current Discourse.” Journal of Japanese Studies 33 (1) (Winter): 125-152.
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Review class notes and work on paper assignment
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10
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The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Bilateral Relations
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Readings:
Congressional Research Service, Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress, October 1, 2019
Samuels, Richard. 2009. “Wing Walking: The US-Japan Alliance.” Global Asia 4, 1 (Spring): 16-21.
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| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Review class notes, work on paper assignment, and study for Quiz #2
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The Evolution of Japan’s Security Policy
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Readings:
Hughes, Christopher. 2009. “Japan’s Military Modernisation: A Quiet Japan-China Arms Race and Global Power Projection.” Asia-Pacific Review 16, 1: 84-99.
Oros, Andrew. 2015. International and Domestic Challenges to Japan’s Postwar Security Identity: ‘Norm Constructivism’ and Japan's New ‘Proactive Pacifism.’ The Pacific Review 28, 1:139-160.
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Review class notes and work on paper assignment
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12
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Japan’s Postwar Diplomacy
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Readings:
Hook, Glen, et al. 2012. Japan's International Relations: Politics, Economics and Security. New York: Routledge. Chapter 2, Section 2.2: 24-35; Section 2.3: 36-68. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Review class notes
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South Korean-Japanese Relations
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Readings:
Wiegand, Krista. 2015. “The South Korean–Japanese Security Relationship and the Dokdo/Takeshima Islets Dispute.” The Pacific Review 28, 3: 347-366.
Lind, Jennifer. 2015. “Making Up Isn't Hard to Do: How Japan and South Korea Can Move On.” Foreign Affairs (March 15).
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Review class notes
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Sino-Japanese Relations
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Readings:
He, Yinan. 2013. “Forty Years in Paradox: Post-normalization Sino-Japanese Relations.” China Perspectives 4: 7-16.
Hafeez, Sanaa Yasmin. 2015. “The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Crises of 2004, 2010, and 2012: A Study of Japanese-Chinese Crisis Management.” Asia-Pacific Review 22, 1: 73-99.
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Review class notes
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Review for Final Exam and Closing Thoughts
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No readings
Prepare for final exam
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Prepare for final exam
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授業方法/Method of instruction
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対面授業 / Classes in-person
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| 実施形態/Class Method |
ハイブリッド型ブレンド形式 / hybrid blend
補足事項/Supplementary notesThis class will be taught as a hybrid, with some class sessions taught in-person and some taught online in real time depending on pandemic restrictions. The manner of instruction for each session will be posted on Course Power. Each class will be an interactive lecture in which the instructor explains material from the assigned readings while asking questions of students and responding to questions they raise. Following the lecture, students divide into small groups to take part in group discussions, the results of which they report to the entire class at the end of the session.
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成績評価方法/Evaluation
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試験 Exam
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60%
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Quizzes (2 X 10%), Final Exam (40%)
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レポート Report
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20%
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Short Paper on Assigned Topic
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平常点 In-class Points
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20%
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Class Participation
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課題（試験やレポート等）に対するフィードバックの方法/Feedback methods for assignments (exams, reports, etc.)
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Students will be promptly notified of their scores on the quizzes and final exam with correct answers provided. The instructor will also provide students with written comments on the paper assignment.
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教科書/Textbooks
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There is no assigned textbook for this course. One to two articles will be assigned per week from political science and area studies journals and books covering Japanese politics.
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参考書/Reference books
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Author | タイトル
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Rod Hague and Martin Harrop
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Comparative Government and Politics
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2010
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9780230231016
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蔵書情報 / Library information
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Glenn D. Hook ... [et al.]
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Japan's International Relations
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Routledge
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2012
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9780415587433
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蔵書情報 / Library information
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Takaaki Suzuki
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Japan's Budget Politics
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Lynne Rienner Publishers
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2000
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1555878873
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蔵書情報 / Library information
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メッセージ/Message
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Students will be expected to participate actively in class activities, including attending class, completing all readings prior to the lecture for which they are assigned, and contributing to all in-class group activities and discussions. This course is ideal for students with interests in political science, comparative politics, international relations, and Japanese politics and policy-making.
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その他/Others
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Students should be aware that the class will be conducted entirely in English. The instructor is a native English speaker. Please also note the syllabus is subject to change once the semester begins.
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キーワード/Keywords
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postwar Japanese policy-making
comparative politics
comparative government
area studies
domestic policy
international relations
foreign policy
security policy
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