Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Stanford University


Shorenstein APARC Courses


How the Korean Divide Determines Both North and South Koreas' Thinking and Policy

Course number(s): EASTASN 189K
Offered Winter quarter in the 2010-2011 academic year

Instructors
Sang-Hun Choe - Fellow in Korean Studies at Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University

How the division of Korea six decades ago still shapes the policy of North and South Korea and their national identity and external relations. Topics include South Korea's struggle with the legacy of the unfinished Korean War, North Korea's nuclear strategy, anti-American xenophobia in North Korea, mixed South Korean attitude towards the U.S., and the different paths taken by the two Koreas and prospects for their unification. Focus is on using current and historical developments on the Korean Peninsula.

Level
Graduate and undergraduate

Units
3