Yonsei University - Understanding Korean Politics
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Duration | 12 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Understanding Korean Politics at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
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- Beginner Level
- Approx. 12 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Russian, English, Spanish
Understanding Korean Politics at Coursera Course details
- This course will select six most outstanding issues in contemporary Korean politics and will engage in an in-depth, interactive inquiry of those issue. They include Korean politics in history, institutional setting of Korean politics, and dynamics of political culture in Korea, profiles of political leadership, myth and reality of the developmental state and the Korean economic miracle, and debates on Korean unification. The course will expose students to contending theories and empirical reality at first hand.
- After completing this course, learners will be able to
- 1. Grasp the most salient and timely aspects of Korean politics..
- 2. Place South Korean politics in comparative perspectives.
- 3. Digest a delicate mix of theory and practice regarding Korean politics.
- 4. Come up with new interpretations of political development in South Korea.
- 5. Most importantly renew their genuine interests in Korea and Korean politics.
Understanding Korean Politics at Coursera Curriculum
Korean Politics in Historical Perspective
1.1 Why Korean Politics?
1.2 Korean Politics-Past History
1.3 The First and Second Republic(1948-1961)
1.4 Military Coup, Park Chung-Hee, and the Yushine Regime
1.5 The 5th Republic, Chun Doo-Hwan, and Democratic Transition
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Graded Quiz
Dynamics of Democratic Transition in South Korea: Structure, Culture, and Leadership Choice
2.1 Legacies of the Past and Transition to Democracy
2.2 Understanding Democratic Transition and Consolidation
2.3 Authoritarian Past and Transition Dynamics
2.4 Determinants of Democratic Transition in South Korea
2.5 Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in South Korea
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Graded Quiz
Political Institutions in South Korea
3.1 Understanding Political Institutions
3.2 Constitutional Foundation and Its Evolution
3.3 Korean Government
3.4 Why persistent Imperial President?
3.5 Conclusion: Debates on New Constitutional Amendment
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Graded Quiz
Profiles of political leadership
4.1 Understanding Political Leadership
4.2 Evaluating Political Leadership
4.3 Assessing Rhee Syngman
4.4 Evaluating Park Chung-hee
4.5 Evaluating Kim Dae-jung
4.6 Conclusion: some puzzles for discussion
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Graded Quiz
The Developmental State and the Korean Economic Miracle
5.1 The Korean Economic Miracle: Empirical Check
5.2 Understanding the South Korean Economic Miracle ( I )
5.3 Understanding the South Korean Economic Miracle ( II )
5.4 Dark-side of the Developmental State and Policy Networks
5.5 Limits to the Developmental State and the Future of the South Korean Economy
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Graded Quiz
Debates on Korean Unification
6.1 Overview of Korean Division and Inter-Korean Relations
6.2 Understanding towards Korean Unification
6.3 The Sunshine Policy and Korean Unification
6.4 The Sunshine Policy - Its Limits and Constraints
6.5 The Future of Inter-Korean Relations and Unification
7.1 New Horizon of Democracy and Peace- Candlelight Protest
7.2 Impeachment of President Park Geun-hye
7.3 Swift to Progressive Power
7.4 the New Era of Moon Jae-in Government
7.5 Road to ?a nuclear weapons free and peaceful Korea?
7.6 New foreign policy initiative
7.7 Interim assessment and challenges ahead of the Moon Jae-in Government
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Final Graded Quiz
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