The East Asian region is commonly conceived of as driven by power politics and constituted of strong states with weak societies. The political volatility that characterizes the region is accordingly often conceptualised along state-centric lines.
This course challenges these conventional understandings by examining a range of diplomatic issues and processes in which non-state actors, broadly defined, have exerted decisive influence and at times, been the source of inter-state friction.
Through surveying a variety of non-state actors across a range of diplomatic arenas, the course illuminates the conditions under which such actors emerge, the means by which they derive resources and influence, and the extent of their leverage over diplomatic interactions in East Asia.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Distinguish subtypes of non-state actors and assess their role and influence across a range of diplomatic issues in East Asia.
- Understand the structural contexts that govern the behaviour of non-state actors in East Asia, and the factors that serve to limit and enhance their diplomatic influence.
- Critically apply a range of theories and concepts pertaining to non-state actors.
- Provide nuanced correctives of state-centric assessments of diplomatic issues in East Asia.
Indicative Assessment
- Policy Brief (35) [LO 1,2]
- Op-Ed (response to a state-centric Commentary Piece) (25) [LO 4]
- Research Essay (40) [LO 3]
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Workload
10 Hours per week over 12 weeks, comprising 2 hours of seminar attendance and 8 hours of self study
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
None listed
Preliminary Reading
iona McConnell, Terri Moreau, Jason Dittmer, “Mimicking State Diplomacy: the Legitimizing Strategies of Unofficial Diplomacies,” Geoforum, Vol. 43, No. 4, 2012, pp. 804-814.
Teresa La Porte, “The Impact of ‘Intermestic’ Non-State Actors on the Conceptual Framework of Public Diplomacy,” The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 441-458.
Andrew Yeo, “Not in Anyone’s Backyard: The Emergence and Identity of a Transnational Anti-Base Network,” International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 3, 2009, pp. 571-594.
Richard Samuels, “Kidnapping Politics in East Asia” Journal of East Asian Studies, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2010, pp. 363-395.
Hazel Smith, “‘Opening Up’ by Default: North Korea, the humanitarian community and the crisis,” The Pacific Review, Vol. 12, No. 3, 1999, pp. 453- 478.
Chien-Peng Chung & Jeongwon Bourdais Park, “Sub- and Trans-national Actors in South Korea’s Island Disputes: The Cases of Dokdo and Iodo,” Asian Affairs: An American Review, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2017, pp. 9-29.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $4110 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $5880 |
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6640 | 24 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Aug 2023 | 27 Oct 2023 | In Person | N/A |
| 7642 | 24 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Aug 2023 | 27 Oct 2023 | Online | N/A |
