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OTH810 

CAPT Reading Group "Regions- formations or failure?"
   2017/2018, Semester 2
   Non-Faculty-Based Departments (College of Alice & Peter Tan)
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  Schedule of Topics AY201718.S2
1 (W3) 29/1/2018 4-6 pm 15 LM: Intro. What makes a region? / intro to GCC crisis
2 (W4) 5/2/2018 4-6 pm 15 RW: Identity and Brexit.  Read: Menon and Salter 2016
3 (W5) 12/2/2018 4-6 pm 15 RW: Sg's ASEAN Chairmanship (focus on environment)  Read: Wong 2016, Bala 2018, Egmont 2018
4 (W6) 19/2/2018 4-6 pm 15 LM: Fall of GCC: Qatar's survival (Mattia Tomba)
5 (W7) 5/3/2018 4-6 pm 15 RW: 17+1 China and EE: OBOR and Chinese investments in CEECs (Tereza Novotna)
6 (W8) 12/3/2018 4-6 pm 15 LM: China and the Mid-East: Historical perspective of OBOR (Shuang Wen )
7 (W9) 19/3/2018 4-6 pm 15 RW: EU and China as Normative Powers? Kavalski 2013
8 (W10) 26/3/2018 4-6 pm 15 LM: Conclusion


Schedule of Topics (AY201617.S2):  
 
1.      Week 2 (19 Jan) (Reuben)
Introduction (1)
What makes a ‘Region’?
In what ways are regions geographic realities or social constructions. Economic relations; political alliances.
Katzenstein, P. J. (2005). A world of regions: Asia and Europe in the American imperium. Cornell University Press, ch.1.
Fawcett, L. (2004). “Exploring regional domains: a comparative history of regionalism.” International Affairs, 80(3), 429-446.
Ohmae, K. (1993) “The Rise of the Region State”, Foreign Affairs.
 
2.      Week 3 (26 Jan) (Linda)
Regionalism since the 1950s: Factors that shape regional cooperation
 Cai, K. (2010). "Regionalism in the World Economy" in The Politics of Economic Regionalism, Palgrave Macmillan.
Fawcett, L. (2016) "Alliances and Regionalism in the Middle East" in Fawcett, L (ed.), The International Relations of the Middle East, Oxford University Press.
Cai, K. (2010). “Regional Economic Integration in East Asia” in Cai. K. The Politics of
 
3.      Week 4 (2 Feb) (Reuben)
Introduction (II)
What makes a ‘Region’?
In what ways are regions geographic realities or social constructions.   Cultural/religious affinity; shared history, language… Revisiting the clash of civilisations thesis.
Huntington, S. “The Clash of Civilisations” (1993), Foreign Affairs.
Katzenstein on Huntington (2012?)
 
4.      Week 5 (9 Feb) (Linda)
Why West Asia collapsed, while East Asia succeeded?
 Ho, E. (2016). “Wealth and War in East and West Asia: Concepts for a Connective Understanding of Inter-Asian Dynamics”. Unpublished paper.
Kadri, A. (2013). “Comparing the Economic Development of the Arab World with East Asia”, NUS, MEI, MEI Insight No. 94, April 2013.
 
Singapore and Egypt
Channel News Asia, Remembering Lee Kuan Yew, available at <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/specialreports/rememberingleekuanyew/features/a-look-back-at-mr-lee/1734806.html>
 
5.      Week 6 (16 Feb) (Reuben)
Factors that shape regional cooperation or regional disintegration: External
Katzenstein, P. J. (2005). A world of regions: Asia and Europe in the American imperium. Cornell University Press, ch.1.
 
6.      Week 7 (2 March) (Linda)
Challenges/Failures of regionalism (I): Brexit, Greek crisis, Arab spring and Arab disintegration. Anti-globalisation, the revival of nationalism?
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Lapavitsas, C. (2016). “The Left Needs to Develop an Alternative Plan for Europe” , available at http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16611
Lapavitsas, C. (2016). “The Never-ending Greek disaster” (7 March 2016), available at http://costaslapavitsas2.blogspot.sg/2016/03/the-never-ending-greek-disaster.html
Jomo, KS (2016). “The neoliberal counter-revolution in retreat?”, Third World Network, available at http://www.twn.my/title2/resurgence/2016/310-311/cover01.htm
 
 
7.      Week 8 (9 March) (Reuben)
Challenges/Failures of regionalism (II)
-       Anti-globalisation or the re-rise of nationalism
Eg, Brexit
-       Greek crisis
Garton Ash, T. (2016), "As an English European, this is the biggest defeat of my political life", The Guardian 24 June 2016, on Guardian hyperkink
Menon, A. (2016), "Uniting the United Kingdom: What Comes After Brexit",  7 July, on Foreign Affairs hyperlink
 
 
8.      Week 9 (15 March) (Linda)
Challenges/Failures of regionalism (III)
-       Uncertainty in Asia during the Trump era; Will China come to the fore?
-       Making Globalization work for all: what can governments do?
-       The rise of political populism


Schedule of Topics (AY201617.S1):


1.       {C}Week 2 (17 August) (Linda)

Follow-up on Prelude to “Regions”

Why West Asia collapsed, while East Asia succeeded?

Ho, Engseng (2016). “Wealth and War in East and West Asia: Concepts for a Connective Understanding of Inter-Asian Dynamics”.

Petras, J. (2008) “Military or Market-driven Empire”, Global Research


2.      {C}Week 3 (24 August) (Reuben)

Introduction (1)

What makes a ‘Region’?

In what ways are regions geographic realities or social constructions.   Economic relations; political alliances.

Katzenstein, P. J. (2005). A world of regions: Asia and Europe in the American imperium. Cornell University Press, ch.1.

Fawcett, L. (2004). “Exploring regional domains: a comparative history of regionalism.” International Affairs, 80(3), 429-446.

Ohmae, K. (1993) “The Rise of the Region State”, Foreign Affairs.

 

{C}       3.      {C}Week 4 (31 August) (Reuben)

Introduction (II)

What makes a ‘Region’?

In what ways are regions geographic realities or social constructions.   Cultural/religious affinity; shared history, language… Revisiting the clash of civilisations thesis.

Huntington, S. “The Clash of Civilisations” (1993), Foreign Affairs.

Katzenstein on Huntington (2012?)

 

{C}      4.      {C}Week 5 (7 September) (Linda)

Regionalism in the World Economy since 1950

United Nations (2015). Assessing Arab Economic Integration. New York: United Nations

Cai, K. (2010). “Regional Economic Integration in East Asia” in Cai. K. The Politics of Economic  Regionalism.

 

{C}     5.      {C}Week 6 (14 September) (Linda)

Factors that shape regional cooperation or regional disintegration: Internal &External

Kadri, A. (2014). “Arab Disintegration and the Rising power of Imperialism” in Kadri, A. Arab Development Denied.

 

{C}    6.      {C}Week 7 (28 September) (Reuben)

Factors that shape regional cooperation or regional disintegration: External

Katzenstein, P. J. (2005). A world of regions: Asia and Europe in the American imperium. Cornell University Press, ch.1.

 

{C}    7.      {C}Week 8 (5 October) (Linda)

Challenges/Failures of regionalism (I)

{C}-       {C}Anti-globalisation or the revival of nationalism?

{C}-       {C}Arab spring and disintegration

Legrenzi, M. and Harders, C. (2008) Beyond regionalism? Regional cooperation, regionalism and regionalization in the Middle East.

Lapavitsas, C. (2016). “The Left Needs to Develop an Alternative Plan for Europe”

 

{C}    8.      {C}Week 9 (12 October) (Reuben)

Challenges/Failures of regionalism (II)

{C}-       {C}Anti-globalisation or the re-rise of nationalism

Eg, Brexit reading, eg.

{C}-       {C}Greek crisis

Garton Ash, T. (2016), "As an English European, this is the biggest defeat of my political life", The Guardian 24 June 2016, on Guardian hyperkink

Menon, A. (2016), "Uniting the United Kingdom: What Comes After Brexit",  7 July, on Foreign Affairs hyperlink

 

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