Class Asian Space

Asian Studies is an area of knowledge of international relations systems. It is a multidisciplinary field of social sciences and humanities about Asia and Orientalism, which addresses politics and geopolitics in their various guises. For this reason, it draws on anthropology, sociology, history, geography, economics and political science.

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1. The Idea of Asian Space (Central, South, Southeast and Far East). 2. The strategic importance of Central Asia. 3. The geostrategic importance of South Asia. 4. The geostrategic importance of Southeast Asia. 5. The geostrategic importance of East Asia. 6. Historical relations between Portugal and the Asia-Pacific region. 7. The importance of Asia for the EU economy. 8. The impact and strategy of Asia in Africa. 9. The influence of Asia on UN Security Council decisions. 10. The rise of Asia and the reopening of the Silk Road. 11. Asian economic integration and Chinese protagonism. 12. The role of the “closed Asian” countries, i.e. Myanmar and North Korea. 13. What is the role of democracy in Asia? 14. Discussion of Papers and Oral Presentations.

The methodology aims to encourage debate on the main points of the subject, to clarify any doubts that may arise about specific concepts in this area of Asian space, transposing theory into the practical reality of international events in a context of globalisation, countless crises and violent conflicts for supremacy. To this end, models and practical demonstrations will be used in exercises based on mathematical formulae, such as the interpretation of the Crisis Graph and its nuances, with the aim of applying theory to the practice of different international events that have occurred in the past, are underway and are expected in the future.

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