| Course title | Current Developments in the Indo-Pacific |
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| Course code | DAS/CIPAC |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction: What is the Indo-Pacific and what are the main challenges? 2. The EU's new assertive advocacy of norms and values and its relations with the Indo-Pacific 3. Geopolical approach vs. values-based approach of the EU 4. Weaponizing minilateralism: AUKUS 5.The EU-ASEAN relations 6. The EU-India relations 7. Sino-Western strategic competition 8. Discussion and conclusion
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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This course will cover various geostrategic aspects of the dynamically developing Indo-Pacific region. During a workshop in March 2024, invited international experts will discuss the different models of orders for the Indo-Pacific region as well as how China is approached. Especially addressed will be the foreign policy choices of the European Union and the Czech Republic. Their newly conceptualized values-based approach will be exemplified on the relations with ASEAN and India. Moreover, the concept of security collaboration will be discussed, by highlighting the AUKUS pact (Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States). Economic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, notably in the realm of infrastructure, will be examined as well.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
This course is organized as a block seminar, with invited international experts discussing various aspects of the Indo-Pacific and the EU's approach to this region. Students will attend a 3-day workshop at UP (18-20 March 2024) organized by the lecturers. Besides attendance (maximum absence 2 sessions) they will be required to write two position papers summarizing the main arguments and discussions of two chosen panels or presentations and stating their position on the discussed topic (2-3 pages each), and one final paper on a topic related to the Indo-Pacific region, based on the course reading and/or the workshop presentations (5-8 pages). |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Indonesian Language and Culture (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Asian Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Vietnamese Language and Culture (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Indonesian Studies for Tourism (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean Studies (2022) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Vietnamese Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Korean Language and Culture (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Chinese Language and Culture (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean for Business (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Japanese Language and Culture (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |