Course Details
Country:
Korea, South
Institution:
Yonsei University
Course Title:
Comparative East Asian Studies
Course Number:
SOC3402-01
Course Description:
This undergraduate course provides a comparative and theoretical introduction
to the recent economic, political, and social transformation of socialism in
East Asia. This complex transformation from "Actually Existing Socialism"
or "Socialism on earth" provides an intriguing laboratory for the examination
of classical questions of political economy referring back to Marx, Weber,
Polanyi, - the development of markets and property rights, the institutional
configurations of capitalism, trajectories and dynamics of capitalist
accumulation, the genesis of class and class politics, and so on.
Socialism in theory used to be an alternative vision to western, liberal
capitalism to some countries, but socialism in reality has been disastrous
and almost disappeared on earth. In this class, we will collectively examine
and grapple with various social issues such as transnationalism faced in East
Asia today.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 444, GOVT 398
Attachment Files:
Comparative East Asian Studies.pdf
