1. GISE 002: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS “What is the research question (in the field of International Relations) that you are interested in at this moment? For your comment paper, you are encouraged to write a research proposal to answer that research question of yours.” Eunji, Hwang(I39010)

2. INITIAL RESEARCH PROPOSAL  Proposed title for dissertation East Asian regionalism and Sino-Japanese leadership competition  Key topic words (issues, theoretical approach, case studies / countries, discipline etc) -East Asia -East Asian politics -Regionalism -Regional Integration(compared to the EU) -Economic Integration  Proposed argument / research question( motivation for this topic) -Globalization and Regional Integration -European regional integration (Why not in Asia?) Eunji, Hwang(I39010)

3.  Initial bibliography (full bibliographic information) Ahn, B. J. 2004. The Rise of China and the Future of East Asian Integration. Asia-Pacific Review. 11 (2), pp.18-35. Amyx, J. 2005. What Motivates Regional Financial Cooperation in East Asia Today? Asia Pacific Issues. (76), pp.1-8. Beeson, M. 2007. Reshaping regional institutions: APEC and the IMF in East Asia. The Pacific Review. 12 (1), pp.1-24. Beeson, M. 2002a. The construction of international regimes in East Asia: coercion, consensus and collective goods. In: Sargeson, S. ed. Collective Goods, Collective Futures in Asia. New York: Routledge, pp.25-40. Beeson, M. 2002b. Theorising institutional change in East Asia. In: Beeson, M. ed. Reconfiguring East Asia: Regional Institutions and Organisations after the Crisis. New York: Routledge, pp.7-27. Breslin, S. 2007. Theorising East Asian regionalism(s): New regionalism and Asia’s Future(s). In: Curley, M. and Thomas, N. eds. Advancing East Asian regionalism. London: Routledge, pp.26-51. Wirth, C. 2012a. Regional Cooperation and Integration in Northeast Asia. International Relations and Security Network. [Online]. 27 June. [Accessed 14 February 2015]. Available from: http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Digital-Library/Special- Feature/Detail?lng=en&id=144607&tabid=1452454053&contextid774=144607&contextid775=144600http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Digital-Library/Special- Feature/Detail?lng=en&id=144607&tabid=1452454053&contextid774=144607&contextid775=144600 Wirth, C. 2012b. Regional integration and elite power politics in East Asia. East Asia Forum. [Online]. 5 April. [Accessed 17 March 2015]. Available from: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/05/regional-integration-and-elite-power-politics-in-east- asiahttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/04/05/regional-integration-and-elite-power-politics-in-east- asia Eunji, Hwang(I39010)

5. MAP OF EAST ASIA Eunji, Hwang(I39010) (University of Texas Libraries, 2013)

6. REGIONAL ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS IN ASIA-PACIFIC Eunji, Hwang(I39010) (International Political Forum, 2013)

7. Eunji, Hwang(I39010) THESIS PROPOSAL SAMPLE

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9. THANK YOU Eunji, Hwang(I39010)