Assistant Professor
Political Science Department
Office - Barbelin 105E
Phone: 610-660-1930
Email: kfukuoka@sju.edu
Education
B.A., Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Courses Taught
POL 2451: Politics of Japan
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This course is designed to discuss and examine political dynamics of modern Japan. Along with the historical analysis of Japanese political development since the mid-19th century, the course will have four thematic sections: (1) post-War democratic development and conservative politics, (2) post-War economic development and the recession in the 1990s (“lost decade”), (3) Article 9 of the Peace Constitution and Japan’s security profile, and (4) collective memories of militaristic past and its legacies. Through the examination of these themes, Japan’s politico-economic, cultural, and historical contexts will be visited and discussed.
POL 2581: The International Relations of East Asia
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The course examines and discusses the most intriguing dynamics of international relations in East Asia. Along with the historical analysis of international relation in the region since the mid-19th century, the course will engage in the discussion of pressing issues that characterize contemporary international politics in the region, including (1) Japan’s post-Cold War Security Profile, (2) Sino-Taiwanese Tension and the U.S. Involvement, (3) North Korean Nuclear Crisis, (4) Regional Economic Development, and (5) International Politics of Memory in Asia.
