I
have been teaching at Boston University since 1996. My courses are
interdisciplinary – several are cross-listed with Political Science and
one with Economics; they count towards majors in International Relations,
Political Science, Economics, and East Asian Studies; and they regularly draw
students from other majors in the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as from
BUÕs College of Communications and School of Management.
Among
the courses I have taught at Boston University are:
CAS IR 368/EC 368: Contemporary East Asian
Economics. Provides an introduction to the economics of Japan,
Korea, Taiwan, and China. Topics include economic history, corporate
organization, labor markets, finance, monetary and fiscal policies, industrial
policies, trade, reforms, and regional economic integration.
CAS IR 369: Southeast Asia in World Politics. Examines Southeast
Asia as an important emerging political, economic, and security region in world
politics. Background materials, including the region's history, cultural
diversity, and geo-strategic position are given weight in the course.
CAS IR 520/PO 562: The State and Public
Purpose in Asia. Explores how non-communist Asian governments
have attempted to advance public purpose, and how organizational factors in
countries' governments affect their ability to do so. These questions are
addressed in a comparative framework considering theory and cases.
CAS
IR 579/PO 579: Japan in International Politics. Examines international
and domestic influences on Japan's international behavior in the past as a
predictor of Japan's future role in international politics. Covers Japan's role
in the Cold War, post-war Asia, and the management of the global economy.
Examines viability of post-Cold War US- Japan relationship.
GRS IR 701: Introduction to International
Relations. Offers a rigorous introduction to the basic concepts of
international relations, including analytical approaches, state system and
non-state actors, international legal principles, diplomatic practice, and
international ethics. Emphasizes history, case study, and practical application
GRS IR 765/PO 759: Japanese Political
Economy.
Addresses various aspects of the Japanese political economy, ranging from
firm-level organization and behavior to the roles of political parties and the
bureaucracy. Considers state-society relations and the nature of the Japanese
state from both theoretical and empirical angles.
GRS IR 788/PO
789: International Relations of Asia-Pacific. Focuses
on the international security, political, and economic issues that have defined
regional relations, including the Cold War and its aftermath, regional economic
growth and dynamism, the role of the United States, and contention over
regional identity.