Asia-Pacific: Zone of Conflict or Peace?

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

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• understand the dynamics of international politics in the Asia-Pacific region in the light of relevant theorizing, interpretations and debates;
• develop an understanding of the international roles of the United States, China and Japan in the Asia-Pacific;
• understand the context of major conflicts in the Asia-Pacific relating to Taiwan and Korea;
• have an understanding of the international context of conflicts relating to Indonesia and the Southwest Pacific;
• be aware of some of the major issues in Australian engagement in the Asia-Pacific;
• develop an understanding of the relevance of new and emerging international agenda issues to international politics in the Asia-Pacific.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• be able to demonstrate competence in critical, creative and theoretical thinking through essay writing, seminar discussion and presentations, conceptualising theoretical problems, forming judgments from conflicting evidence, and by critical analysis;