History of Korea's Foreign Relations

Spring 2015

Tuesday 14:00 – 17:00

Visiting Professor Sung Hwan Kim (mofatsh@snu.ac.kr)

Tel:  880-2991

Office Hours : By appointment

[Course Description]

This course is to study Korea's Foreign Relations with its key partner countries focusing on Korea-US relations. This course will review Korea - US relations  since late Chosun Dynasty. Together with chronological review, this course will deal with major issues affecting Korea-US relations, such as Anti-American sentiment, North Korean nuclear issue, South-North Korean relations and North Korea- US relations. This course will also deal with Korea-Japan relations and Korea- China relations in the context of Korea- US relations. The class will conclude with consideration of how to develop Korea's relations with the US, China and Japan in the years to come. Lectures will be done in Korean and English will also be used as working language.

[Requirements and Grading]

The course will be based on reading, lecture and in-class discussion. During the whole course, students are required to do a brief research and make presentations on assigned readings and topics. Attendance, presentation and participation account for 30% of the final grade. It is expected that everyone will come prepared to raise proper questions and make valuable comments in an informed and critical manner.   Mid-term examination accounts for 30% of the final grade, and  the final paper will account for 40% of the final grade.

[Readings]

“A troubled peace” by Lee Chae-Jin, The Johns Hopkins University Press(2006), will be used as a text book and the list of further reading materials will be provided later.

[ Course Schedule ]

Week 1  Organizing Meeting

- Course Overview

Week 2  Korea- US relations before the establishment of Korean Government

in 1948

Week 3  Korea-US relations : Syngman Rhee and the First Republic

Week 4  Korea- US relations : The Park Chung Hee Era

Week 5 Korea-US relations; The Fifth Republic of Chun Doo Hwan and                        Anti-American Sentiment

Week 6  Korea-US relations : Roh Tae Woo and the Northern Diplomacy

Week 7  Korea-US relations : Kim Young Sam and North Korean Nuclear Crisis

Week 8  Mid Term

Week 9  Korea-US Relations: Kim Dae-Jung and Sunshine Policy

Week 10  Korea-US Relations: Roh Moo Hyun and Lee Myung Bak

-Opcon Transfer and Review of  Korea-US Alliance

Week 11  North Korea in Korea-US Relations

Week 12  Japan in Korea-US Relations

Week 13  China in Korea-US Relations

Week 14  Conclusion

Week 15  Final Exam