Political Science · Boston College
This course is class-restricted to juniors, seniors, and graduates students only. This seminar focuses on the state-building processes of East Asian countries - including China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam - and examines their distinctive trajectories toward modern nation-statehood. Using an institutionalist approach, we will explore how political elites in 19th- and early 20th-century East Asia sought to establish centralized bureaucracies, manage and oversee local authorities, develop nationwide tax regimes, consolidate control over ethnic minorities and frontier territories, and foster nation
