KOREA-US RELATIONS

This course will review the historical relations of the two countries since the Joseon dynasty. The most important part of this course will be contemporary relations. Security, trade, international cooperation, FTA, as well as other important issues will be examined in a regional, as well as global context. Prerequisite: Korean Government and Politics

1. Historical understanding of Kor-US relations
2. Theoretical framework to penetrate Kor-US relations.
3. Capacity to forecast Kor-US relations in the 21st century.
4. Multi-dimensional analysis on issues

This class will run by two-types; face-to-face class and real-time zoom classes. Every Tuesday we will have a zoom class. Then every Thursday we will have a face-to-face class. The class will be an interactive seminar. First few classes, I will deliver lectures. Then we will have seminars. At the first class, students will select topics to present and discuss. Students should prepare presentation and upload materials to the facebook page in order to let classmates prepare comments and discussion. This is an individual presentation and seminar style.

Student Presentation - 3rd week : Korean War (US view and Korean View) - 4th week : Korea-US Alliance Treaty - 5th week : SOFA Issue (comparative perspective) - 6th week : Korean authoritarian government: human rights vs cold war - 7th week : Super 301 and KOR-US trade conflict - 8th week : US forces in Korea, wartime operational control - 9th week : regional security system; geopolitics - round table with a diplomat (may move to March) - 11th week : Anti-Americanism (universal points and unique points) - 12th week : North Korean Nuclear Crisis - 13th week : Reunification and the US - 14th week : Korea in china-US relations.