Syllabus
OUTLINE OF FOUR SESSIONS
November 18 (Tuesday): History of Taiwan (Covering Taiwan's History before the 20th Century and Taiwan's History in the 20th Century; Also including a Review of Taiwan's History of Relations with both Japan and the United States).
November 19 (Wednesday): Taiwan's Current Internal Politics (Including Party Politics in Taiwan and Elections in Taiwan)
November 20 (Thursday): Taiwan's Current Relations with China (Including the Rapprochement by President Ma with China).
November 21 (Friday): Taiwan's Current Relations with the United States and other East Asian Countries (Including Taiwan's Relations with Russia, South Korea, Japan and ASEAN Countries)
PLACEMENT OF CLASSES: Jinonice
Tuesday: room J1035, 15:30 to 20.00
Wednesday: room J1034, 15.30 to 20.00
Thursday : room J1037 from 15.30 to 17.00, from 17.00 to 20.00 room J1034
Friday: room 2018 from15.30 to 20.00
Annotation
This special bloc course will be taught by a visiting professor Tai Wan-chin of the Tamkang University in Taiwan.
China is increasingly important in the world. Taiwan is more than strategically located. In view of China's ascendancy, it is both interesting and important to understand the twist and turns of the hisotry of Taiwan, the democracy development of Taiwan, Taiwan's ongoing political rapprochement with China as well as Taiwan's challenges and achievements in diplomacy. This courses aims at providing the students with the basic knowledge of Taiwan's unusual status in the world. It is designed to enable students to strengthen their analytical ability in studying the issues and opportunities now facing Taiwan. In other words, it is more than a history course. Students are expected to exchange their views about the history and the issues confronting Taiwan with the instructor without reservations. Attendance at this course will hopefully enhance the interest of students in the history and the international politics of East Asia. Students are urged to read the recommended publications before each of the five sessions.
Every class session will consist of two main parts: lecture and floor discussion.