The EU and East Asia – Changing Dynamics in Interregional Relations

A Jean Monnet Module

A Jean Monnet Module by Dr. Jens-Uwe Wunderlich (j.u.wunderlich@aston.ac.uk)

Funded with support from the European Commission (Grant Number 2011-3259).
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The module is an advanced level course comparing the EU with East Asian visions of regionalism and analysing the political, economic and social relations between the EU, its member-states with East Asia (here defined as the ASEAN 10 plus Japan, North and South Korea, China and Taiwan). It is an interdisciplinary module and students will be exposed to the wide and diverse perspectives on international and interregional relations. The module draws from history, area studies, international relations, sociology, business and economics and comparative regionalism. It also calls upon the participation of a variety of external experts.

  Plenary Lectures

• Globalisation, Regionalism and Interregionalism (link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBCPsZfUYGI&feature=youtu.be)  

• Regions in Flux: Early Contact and Transregionalism (link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLtpQWyXzCw&feature=youtu.be)

• From Empire to Cold War (link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2q02LzkoWY&feature=youtu.be)

• The Cold War in East Asia (link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqwpHsuIgwI&feature=youtu.be)

• Regionalism in East Asia (link to PowerPoint)

• Interregionalism – The EU and ASEAN (link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3xDRDzmpFw&feature=youtu.be)

• ASEAN and the EU as International Actors (link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBv2wYIEBz4&feature=youtu.be)

• ASEAN Norms and European Values? The EU and ASEAN as normative powers/ norm exporters (link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYCcsEojTAU&feature=youtu.be)

• Bilateral Relations: The EU and Japan (link to PowerPoint)

• Bilateral Relations: The EU and China (link to PowerPoint)

Interactive Guest Lectures

• Dr. Julie Gilson (University of Birmingham)
  'Transnational Advocacy in East Asia- A New Dimension in Regionalism?’ (link to PowerPoint)

• Prof. Alex Warleigh-Lack (University of Surrey) 
  ‘Awkward States and Regional Organisations: The UK and Australia compared’  

• Thomas Roe (Asia Pacific Department, European External Action Service) 
  ‘EU relations with Asia and the role of the new European External Action Service’ (link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTx4YG2cUlA&feature=youtu.be)

• Prof. Shaun Breslin (University of Warwick) 
  ‘Implications for Europe of China in the South’ (link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_22ZWnInZHs&feature=youtu.be)    

• Dr. Nicholas Robinson (University of Leeds)   
  ‘EU normative power – learning from ASEAN?’ (link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoiSSxJX7kU&feature=youtu.be)