Modernization of theStates and the International Relations in a HistoricalPerspective(The Western World and East-Asia)

Lecturer Dr. Éva Bóka

Syllabus of thelectures:
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/ Introduction: themeaning of modernization
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/ The United Statesas a modern presidentialfederalrepublic
(The Constitution of the United States of 1787)
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/ Modernization of Europe 1. The Ancien Régime and thenewdemocratic European principles of socialorganizationuntil 1815
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/ Modernization of Europe 2. The strugglebetweenthe old system (Ancien Régime) and thenewprinciples of state and international organization,1815-1919; 1919-1945
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/ Modernization of Europe 3. The history and problems of European integration
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/ Modernization of Europe 4. Europe and theworld (theproblem of colonization)
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/ ModernizationinEast-Asia 1. Europe-Chinadialoguein a historicalperspective
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/ ModernizationinEast-Asia 2. ModernizationinChina and Confucianism
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/ ModernizationinEast-Asia 3. ModernizationinJapan
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/ ModernizationinEast-Asia 4. South-Korea and theConfucianmodernization
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/ Comparing EU and ASEAN. Modernizationin Singapore
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/ Togetherinthe United Nations: the reform of the international organization
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/ Summary and discussiononmodernization

Curriculum

The curriculum of thecourse (and simultaneouslythe curriculum of theexam) is composed of thelecturesas a whole, aswellasthebooks (notes, readers, e-learningmaterial), and studiesdesignatedasrequiredlearningmaterials.

Compulsory and recommendedliterature

Course and literature information can be found on my website.

Requiredliterature

- E-reader: Éva Bóka: Modernization and InterculturalDialogueonValues and Principles. Europe and Asia. Collection of texts, documents, and bibliography. E-reader. URL:

- Bóka Éva (2001): Az európai egységgondolat fejlődéstörténete (The history of the idea of European unity). Napvilág, Budapest

- Bóka Éva (2008): Az európai integráció. Elméletek történelmi perspektívában (European integration. Theoriesin a historicalperspective). Corvina Kiadó, Budapest

- Éva Bóka (2008): Rethinking European Supranationalismin a HistoricalPerspective (DiscussionPaper). GrotiusE-journal, Corvinus University of Budapest. URL:

- Bóka Éva (2009): Az EU-modell és a nemzetközi kapcsolatok (The EU-modell and the international relations). Európai Tükör, 14. 2009. 5. 16-28. URL:

- Éva Bóka (2009): The Europe-China Dialogue in a Historical Perspective. Grotius E-könyvtár, 2009. URL:

- Bóka Éva (2010): Európa és Ázsia. Modernizációésglobalizáció(Europe and Asia.Modernization and globalization).Grotius könyvek 4.Veszprém

- Bóka Éva (2010): Az EU-modellésegyázsiaiintegrációdilemmája (The EU-model and the dilemma of an Asian integration). EurópaiTükör, 15. 2010. 2. 53-67. URL:

Recommendedliterature

Éva Bóka (2006): InSearch of European Federalism. Society and Economy (Journal of theCorvinus University of Budapest), 28. 2006. 3. 309-331.

Éva Bóka (2010): Europe inSearch of UnityinDiversity. CanPersonalistFederalism and MultilevelismManageDiversity? ISES Füzetek 14. Társadalomtudományok és Európa-tanulmányok Intézete, Szombathely-Kőszeg, 2010. URL:

Bóka Éva (2011): AzeurópaiföderalizmusalternatívájaKözép-Európában (Central Europe and the alternative of a European federalism). Dialóg-Campus Kiadó, Budapest

Assessment

To hold a presentation and write an essay (6-10 pages) on a subjectchosenonbasis of thelecturetopics