Term
CourseSubject Name

Fall 2020
Elective for CSPA, YLP, IEBL, JDS & BiP
Law and Development (A) (A.L.) / IR in East Asia

Course Title

Japan's Development in Context IICredit
Lecturer

2Edward Boyle

OutlineThis is the second part of a two-part graduate seminar looking at the political history anddevelopment of modern Japan. The objective of the course as a whole is to explore theformation of modern Japan. This second series of seminars focusses on the period
1945-2020, and situates the contemporary institutional, economic and social history ofJapan within its broader East Asian context.
The course has two distinct aims. The first is to provide students with a comprehensive
overview of the political history of modern Japan’s development as a prerequisite for a
deeper understanding of the country today. The second is to emphasize how theinterpretation and use of this developmental history is a process influenced bycontemporary events.
These seminars will introduce students to important, ongoing debates regarding thepolitical situation of the country, Japan’s relations with its East Asian neighbors, and theperceived place of the nation in the world today. By the end of this course, students will
have acquired a fundamental knowledge of the postwar history of Japan, together withthe skills necessary to contextualize the different ways in which the Japan’s development
has been understood over time.
Class Format for Fall 2020

This course will be conducted online using ZOOM. All class materials, including ZOOM
meeting information, will be distributed via Moodle (the online course system of theuniversity).
If you have difficulties participating in the ZOOM class "live," due to the time difference orsome technical difficulties, then please watch the recorded lecture available from Moodle
and submit a short report to the Management Office within 24 hours summarizing thecontent and giving your opinion of the issues. The report should be 600-800 words.

Course Structure※Further details and a reading list will be provided in class. It is expected thatstudents intending to take this course will attend the first session on Wednesday 7thOctober.
[SCHEDULE]
1.
Introduction - Course Outline
2.
Post-war
3.
High Growth4.
Post-Bubble

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6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

DemocracyCitizenship
EmperorMargins
China
Korea
AmericaWorld
Waste
Conservation
Conclusion – Making History[READINGS]
The readings selected for the course introduce specific political and social topics within
Japanese history, together with a number of analytical concepts from political scienceand international relations. Historical materials, both textual and visual, will be
integrated where appropriate, and drawn upon in order to show that both the course ofhistorical events themselves, and the ways in which these events are subsequently
framed, are outcomes of political contestation.
※This course is open for European Union Studies Diploma Programmes (EU-DPs)
Assessment
Class Attendance: 30%
Participation & Presentations: 30%
Essay: 40%
English Proficiency*Note that for students not currently enrolled on an international program, this course
requires sufficient English proficiency equivalent to about 80 pts. (Internet-based) in TOEFL.

Fall 2020Term
Subject Name

Introduction to Public Policy

Course Title

Evidence-based Education Policy

Credit2Class

Thursday 5th Period (16:40-18:10)

Lecturer

Dr HASUMI JiroOfficeD-504 (Faculty of Law, East Zone)

e-mailhasumi@law.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Outline【Aims】
This course aims at providing you frameworks for the analysis of public policy. Many
CSPA students are, partly because they are from government offices, interested in taking ananalysis of a public policy as the topics for their master’s theses. Most of these students, atleast at the outset of their research projects, tend to make a proposal to improve a certain
policy area of their own countries; but a master’s thesis is not a report or white paper issued
by a government or an international organisation. An academic work is an academic work.
Students taking this course are expected to acquire the concept of evidence-based publicpolicy, particularly of education area.
As the other courses offered by the lecturer, this course is designed as a joint class of
the CSPA and Undergraduate Political Studies Seminar. Note that the lecturer offer 4courses in 4 semesters (2 academic years) for the CSPA.

Fall 2020

Introduction to Public Policy

Spring 2021

Japanese Politics

Fall 2021

Introduction to Politics

Spring 2022

Governance and Public Philosophy【Objectives】
Students are, through this course, expected:
To understand complexity of the concepts and debates in relation to public policy,
particularly that of education policy.

To be able to critically examine the major debates in evidence-based policy making.

To make a clear presentation and write an academic essay on topics relevant toevidence-based public policy.

【Class Format】
This course is offered online via Zoom. All materials including Zoom meeting
information are provided via university’s e-learning system Moodle:
https://moodle.s.kyushu-u.ac.jp/?lang=en
This course is “live” class only, with no recording.
Exchange students are also welcome.

【Textbook】
All reading material will be provided via Moodle. The initial textbook in this semester is: David Bridges, Paul Smeyers and Richard Smiths (eds.) (2009) Evidence-Based

Education Policy: What Evidence? What Basis? Whose Policy?, Chechester: WileyBlackwell.

Course Structure
Introduction
1. Educational Research and Practical Judgement of Policy-Makers
2. The Importance of Being Through: On Systematic Accumulations of ‘What Works’ in
Education Research
3. Educational Research and Policy: Epistemological Considerations
4. On the Epistemological Basis of Large-Scale Population Studies and their EducationalUse
5. Epistemology as Ethics in Research and Policy: The Use of Case Studies
6. Personal Narratives and Policy: Never the Twain?
7. Action Research and Policy
8. Philosophy as a Basis for Policy and Practice: What Confidence Can We Have in
Philosophical Analysis and Argument?
9. Proteus Rising: Re-Imagining Educational Research
10-13. Students’ Presentations
Conclusion

Assessment(a) Presentations: 40%(b) Participation: 30%(c) Final Essay: 30%

“Governance and Democracy”
2020 Fall
Lecturer: IZUMI, Kaoru (kizumi@law.kyushu-u.ac.jp)
1.
(1) Friday, 10:30-12:00(2) This course is 2 credits.
(3) Grading:(a) Attendance 15% (Two times late counts as one absence.)(b) Participation in discussion 20%(c) Presentation 25%(d) Book review 40%(4) If you have questions, ask by e-mail.

2.
(1) This course is titled “Democratization Studies”. But we will not deal with this directly. This
course aims for understanding basic concepts which are necessary for learning
Democratization studies. So, I recommend this course to first year students.
(2) Textbooks
Bernard Crick, Democracy, Oxford U.P. (2002)
Margaret Canova, The People, Polity (2005)
Robert Jackson, Sovereignty, Polity (2007)
We are going to read one or two more books.
(3) Every class, one student has to sum up some part of the textbook and makes an oralpresentation using Power Point Slides. The presenter has to prepare 3 or 4 pages explanatory
material (A4 size). And the presenter has to show some points to discuss.
(4) Other students are expected to ask at least one question in every class.
(5) After reading one textbook every student has to write a book review (A4 size, double space,2 or 3 pages).
(6) First class is set as a class orientation. Students who will take this class have to attend thisorientation.
(7) Unless two or more students register, this class will be canceled.

Regional Governance
East Asian regionalism and integration
Fall-Winter 2020

Class Time: Tuesday 14:50-16:20
Class Room: Online
Credits: 2Semester: First Semester (Fall and Winter Quarters)
Instructor: Toru Oga, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law
Office: East-2-404
Office Hours: By appointment
Contact: toga@law.kyushu-u.ac.jp

1. Course Format
This course will be conducted online using ZOOM. All class materials, including ZOOM
meeting information, will be distributed via Moodle (the online course system of theuniversity). Any student who has difficulty participating in the class "live," due to the timedifference, should consult with the course lecturer. Exchange students are also welcome.
Students need to register for the moodle course before the class start (the first class will beOctober 6).
Moodle Course Name: Regional Governance (Tue 4th, 2020 Fall-Winter, Oga)
2. Course overview
This course introduces the basic concept of regional governance in East Asia, namely how
policy coordination and cooperation in specific policy areas have been promoted. We
discuss the theory and practice of regional governance in East Asia. Students can also learn
about regime and governance theories for considering specific policies and practices in
East Asia. This semester's course will focus on ASEAN regionalism and how ASEAN
regionalism has been coordinated in specific problem areas.
3. Textbook
Christopher Roberts, ASEAN Regionalism, Routledge, 2011https://www-taylorfrancis-com.anywhere.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp/books/9780203181041
You can download the full text from the university library.

14. Class scheduleThis course is a two-week review of a chapter of the text. The first week reviews thecontents of the chapter. In the second week, the validity of the chapter and researchpremises will be explored based on the relevant literature.
1. Introduction
2. Security, cooperation and identity in international relations
3. As above
4. The rise of Southeast Asia and the search for regional order
5. As above
6. ASEAN through to the third decade: institutional responses and expansion
7. As above
8. Testing ASEAN cohesion: security and economic challenges
9. As above
10. Political transitions, changing values and visions for the future
11. As above
12. Myanmar in ASEAN: the key challenge to cohesion and the ASEAN Way?
13. As above
14. Regionalism anew? Institutional outcomes and the limitations to change
15. As above
5. Grading
Attendance and term paper (3-4,000 words) submitted at the end of semester.

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Term
CourseSubject Name
Course Title
CreditLecturer

Autumn 2020 Quarter 1
Elective for YLP, IEBL, JDS, BiP and CSPA. This course is open for theEuropean Union Studies Diploma Programmes (EU-DPs).
Research Methodology;Introduction to Legal and Political Studies (C) (A.L.)
Social Science Research Methods
1Robert Lindner

OutlineThis course is designed as a brief introduction to social scientific research methods and has
two general objectives: 1) to familiarize students from different disciplinary backgrounds(including law) with the basic rules of academic conduct (“university survival skills”), and 2) tointroduce them to the variety of scientific approaches to examine and evaluate social
phenomena in today’s world. The course will also present selected qualitative researchmethods that students might be able to employ in their own master’s thesis research, such as
scientific interviews, focus groups, or ethnographic methods. The course places particularemphasis on helping students to develop and improve their own thesis research projects.
Topics to be covered include:
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Theoretical and philosophical foundations of social sciences
Social scientific concepts & terminology
Data sources and literature review
Qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection
Analysis and presentation of empirical data
Ethical considerations and plagiarism

Course ReadingsThe course has a series of required readings that must be completed by the dates they areassigned. Students are expected to actively contribute to class discussions based on thematerial provided. Course materials will be uploaded on the program website or distributedin class.
Class Format for Fall 2020

This course will be conducted online using ZOOM. All class materials, including ZOOM
meeting information, will be distributed via Moodle (the online course system of theuniversity).
This class is "live" class only, with no recording.
Exchange students are also welcome.
Assessment(1) Active class participation (40%)(2) Small in-class assignments (60%)
English Proficiency*Note that for students not currently enrolled on an international program, this course
requires sufficient English proficiency equivalent to about 92 pts. (Internet-based) in TOEFL.

TermCourse
Subject Name
Course Title
CreditLecturer

Autumn 2020, Quarter 1
Elective for YLP, IEBL, JDS, BiP and CSPA. This course is open for theEuropean Union Studies Diploma Programmes (EU-DPs).
Seminar on Global Governance; Law & Governance (B) (A.L.)
International Relations and Global Governance2Robert Lindner

OutlineThis course provides students with a general introduction to the study of international
relations and global governance. It is highly recommended as a foundation course for othergraduate seminars dealing with major themes in world politics such as Environmental andEnergy Governance (Spring 2021, Quarter 3, TBD) and Sustainable Development: Theory andPractice (Spring 2021 Quarter 4, TBD).
The course will first explore the historical development of the contemporary international
system to understand the emergence of the main actors and institutions shaping today’s
global developments. Students will then be introduced to the main theoretical concepts
commonly used to explain state’s foreign policy decision-making in the era of “globalization”.
The third part of the course will look at the actors, structures and processes involved in key
areas of “global governance”, such as international political economy, human rights andglobal security. The last sessions highlight some of the main challenges that prevent
sustainable human development and discuss potential ways to tackle these issues.
By the end of the course, students should have a basic knowledge of the theoreticalconcepts, major themes, and analytical tools in the study of international relations andglobal governance. They should also be able to better understand state behavior and therelationship between the main actors and institutions in contemporary world politics. In
addition, students should be able to:•See beyond the news headlines and appreciate the complexities behind the foreign
policy decisions of states and understand how and why cooperation or conflict occurs inworld politics.

•Recognize that political actors in international relations may respond to a given global
challenge based on very different worldviews and values.
Understand under what conditions multilateral cooperation can be effective and how
non-state actors can influence the actions of states and international institutions.

•The assignments and the structure of the sessions are designed to foster critical thinking andthe ability for informed academic debate. During the entire length of the course, students
are encouraged to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge to real life news events in classdiscussions.

Class Format for Fall 2020

This course will be conducted online using ZOOM. All class materials, including ZOOM
meeting information, will be distributed via Moodle (the online course system of theuniversity).
This class is "live" class only, with no recording.
Exchange students are also welcome.
Course Structure
1 Introduction and course overview
2 Historical development of the contemporary international system I
3. Historical development of the contemporary international system II
Theoretical and Analytical Approaches
4. Core theories of International Relations
5. Alternative approaches to the study of International Relations
6. Globalization and the role of culture in world affairs
Actors, Processes and Issues of the International System
7. Actors and processes in global governance I
8. Actors and processes in global governance II
9. International political economy: Global trade, finance and development
10. Global security architecture
11. Global media, ICT & communication
Challenges to Sustainable Development
12. Global inequality and human development
13. Human security, humanitarian intervention and migration
14. Shadow globalization: Transnational terrorism, slavery and organized crime
15. Final exam
Course Readings
Some sessions have required readings that must be completed by the dates they areassigned. Students are expected to actively contribute to class discussions based on thematerial provided. The texts will also form part of the final exam. Course materials will beuploaded on the program website or distributed in class. Although there is no required
textbook for this course, students are strongly encouraged to study one or more of thesuggested readings below (available at the Kyushu University Central Library):• Baylis, J., Smith, S., & Owen, P. (2013). Introduction to Global Politics. Oxford.
• Campbell, P. J.; MacKinnon, A.; Stevens, C. R. (2010). An Introduction to Global Studies.
Wiley-Blackwell.
• Haas, P. M., & Hird, J. A. (Eds.) (2013). Controversies in Globalization: Contending
Approaches in International Relations (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press.
• Masker, J. (2012). Introduction to Global Politics. A Reader. Oxford University Press.
Assessment
Students will be assessed according to the following criteria:• Active class participation (30%)• Final exam (70%)

English Proficiency*Note that for students not currently enrolled on an international program, this course
requires sufficient English proficiency equivalent to about 92 pts. (Internet-based) in TOEFL.