Unit name | East Asia, Europe and Global Integration |
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Unit code | SPAIM0006 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. King |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
As two of the three principal nodes of the global political economy, East Asia and the European Union provide a counter-weight to the United States. This unit will explore the developing economic and political relations between East Asia and Europe. In doing so it will examine regionalism in East Asia and Europe, the increasing economic integration between these two key areas of the global economy, developing trade and investment links and associated security issues. The unit will also engage in an examination of the different models of integration and cooperation, the rationale and motivations behind these decisions and what this has meant for multilateralism and the international system as a whole.
Aim:
This unit aims to examine the economic and political relations between East Asia and Europe and to investigate the developing patterns of trade between these key regions of the global economy. The unit will also focus on the increasing economic integration between East Asia and Europe
On successful completion of the unit students will::
Lectures, seminars, small and large group activities.
1 x 3,000 word assignment reflecting the learning outcomes listed above.