Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
This course aims to equip students with a survey knowledge of Japanese political history in the contemporary era. A second aim is to familiarise students with the scholarly debates that have arisen concerning the study of Japanese politics. A third objective is to encourage students to hone academic skills such as critical thinking and reading, and clear academic writing and analysis.
Other Information
Academic Contact
Lauren Richardson: lauren.richardson@anu.edu.au
Indicative Assessment
Tutorial attendance and participation (10%), tutorial presentation (15%), tutorial paper 1,000 words (15%), research essay 2,000 words (30%) and final examination (30%)
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Workload
32 contact hours per semester
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
John Dower, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II (W. W. Norton & Company/The New Press, 1999); Frank J. Schwartz & Susan J. Pharr, eds, The State of Civil Society in Japan (Cambridge University Press, 2003); Franziska Seraphim, War Memory and Social Politics in Japan, 1945-2005 (Harvard University Press, 2006); J.A.A. Stockwin, Governing Japan: Divided Politics in a Resurgent Economy (Blackwell, 2008)
Preliminary Reading
Curtis, Gerald L. The Logic of Japanese Politics. New York: Columbia University Press 1999. Oxford. Black well Publishers, 1999. ?
Reading list to be provided in the course outline.
Assumed Knowledge
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2604 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $3576 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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